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0 Euro Pope Benedict XVI
| Uitgever | EuroSouvenir |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 2019-2021 |
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| Waarde | Log in om details te zien |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Paper |
| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Log in om details te zien |
| Drukker | Log in om details te zien |
| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Graveur(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| In omloop tot | Log in om details te zien |
| Referentie(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving voorzijde | Central vignette shows Pope Benedict XVI in papal vestments raising his right hand in benediction, with Cologne Cathedral rendered in fine engraved detail to the right. A large stylised zero occupies the upper left, flanked by the EU flag; guilloche underprint in violet and ochre tones covers the field. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Standard EuroSouvenir reverse with vignettes of six European landmarks arranged across the note: the Brandenburg Gate, Belem Tower, Eiffel Tower, Colosseum, Sagrada Família, and Manneken Pis. A reproduction of the Mona Lisa appears at right, all set over a multicolour guilloche underprint. |
| Opschrift keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Handtekening(en) | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving beveiliging | Log in om details te zien |
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| Opmerkingen |
EuroSouvenir notes occupy a peculiar niche: legal tender-style printing applied to a denomination that cannot actually be spent. The program, sanctioned by the European Central Bank, allows licensed printers to produce collectible zero-denomination notes that conform to euro security specifications — including Oberthur's intaglio printing and embedded security features — without entering monetary circulation. The authorization is tightly controlled; Oberthur Fiduciaire is one of only a handful of approved producers.
Benedict XVI abdicated in 2013, the first pope to do so since Gregory XII in 1415. Issuing a souvenir note years after his resignation rather than during his pontificate is a quietly telling detail about what drives this market.