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0 Euro Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
| Issuer | EuroSouvenir (SEEP) |
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| Year | 2023 |
| Type | Souvenir banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette shows Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in papal vestments raising both arms in blessing, with St. Peter's Basilica in the background; birth and death years '1927 – 2022' appear above. The large numeral '0' is at left alongside the EU flag and twelve gold stars; the EURO SOUVENIR logo and R. Faille's facsimile signature appear at lower right. |
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| Reverse lettering | 0€ DAS BRANDENBURGER TOR TORRE DE BELEM COLOSSEO LA TOUR EIFFEL SAGRADA FAMILIA MANNEKEN-PIS PRINTED BY OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE MADE IN FRANCE 0 EURO SOUV ENIR |
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The 0 Euro souvenir note program, administered by the Société Européenne d'Edition de Pièces (SEEP), issues these through licensed regional and thematic vendors using legal-tender-format paper printed by accredited security printers. Oberthur Fiduciaire produces many of the series, applying genuine security features — UV-reactive fibers, microprinting, a metallic strip — despite the notes carrying no redemption value whatsoever.
Benedict XVI died in December 2022, making this a posthumous commemorative. He had resigned the papacy in February 2013, the first pope to do so since Gregory XII in 1415.