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0 Euro Pope John Paul II
| Issuer | Eurosouvenirs |
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| Year | 2019-2020 |
| Type | Souvenir banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of Pope John Paul II in full pontifical vestments and mitre, set against an architectural backdrop of the Sanctuary of Fatima. The large numeral '0' appears to the left, flanked by the EU flag circle and year '2019-2'. The 'EURO SOUVENIR' logotype and serial number are at lower right. |
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| Reverse lettering | 0€ DAS BRANDENBURGER TOR TORRE DE BELEM COLOSSEO LA TOUR EIFFEL SAGRADA FAMILIA MANNEKEN PIS IMPRIME PAR OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE 0 EURO SOUV ENIR |
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Eurosouvenirs zero-euro notes occupy a curious commercial niche — legally valid collector items produced under license from the European Central Bank, printed to full security specifications by authorized banknote printers. Oberthur Fiduciaire's involvement is not incidental; the firm produces genuine circulating currency for multiple eurozone states, so the physical quality of these souvenirs matches production-run banknotes in paper feel and print registration.
John Paul II died in 2005, so this note was issued roughly fifteen years after his death and four years after his canonization in 2014 — the Vatican connection driving obvious commercial demand across Catholic pilgrimage circuits.