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0 Euro - Pope Francis
| Issuer | Vatican City |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Value | 0 Euro (0 EUR) |
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| Obverse description | The central vignette presents Pope Francis in a frontal view greeting the faithful, with a secondary vignette in the background showing the Pope from behind as he opens the Holy Door of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome, symbolising the inauguration of the 2025 Holy Year (Jubilee). Inscriptions identifying the subject and the Jubilee year are arranged across the note, with the denomination and souvenir designation printed in the lower portion. |
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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 SOUVENIR |
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The 0 Euro souvenir note program, administered through licensed distributors across Europe, expanded to include Vatican City themes as demand from the religious tourism market grew. These notes carry no legal tender status anywhere — the Vatican's actual currency relationship is with the European Central Bank under a monetary agreement that permits it to mint euro coins, not print banknotes. Oberthur Fiduciaire produces the series on genuine banknote paper with security features borrowed from the euro specification, which is precisely why collectors and tourists pay real money for a note worth nothing.
Francis became pope in March 2013, the first Jesuit and first pope from the Americas to hold the office.