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0 Euro Pope John Paul I
| Issuer | EuroSouvenir |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Value | 0 Euro (0 EUR) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of Pope John Paul I in full pontifical vestments and mitre, holding a pastoral staff, set against a domed basilica in the background. The European Union flag appears at left, with a large guilloche zero at centre-left and the EUROSOUV ENIR inscription at lower centre. Series code 2019-1 and prefix XEFP appear on the note, with a facsimile signature of R. Faille at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | Standard EuroSouvenir reverse with six iconic European architectural vignettes: the Brandenburg Gate (Berlin), the Torre de Belém (Lisbon), the Eiffel Tower (Paris), the Colosseum (Rome), the Sagrada Família (Barcelona), and the Manneken Pis (Brussels). A reproduction of the Mona Lisa appears at right, with the printer's imprint at lower centre. |
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Pope John Paul I — Albino Luciani — reigned for just 33 days in 1978, the shortest pontificate of the 20th century. His sudden death, never subjected to an official autopsy, generated decades of speculation and at least one serious journalistic investigation into Vatican finances. The 2019 souvenir issue appeared as his beatification cause was advancing through Rome, following John Paul II's formal approval of a miracle attributed to him in 2018.
Oberthur Fiduciaire printed this on banknote-grade paper with the full EuroSouvenir security specification — legal across the eurozone as a collector item but not tender.