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| Issuer | Eurosouvenirs |
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| Year | 2022 |
| Type | Souvenir banknote |
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| Obverse description | A footballer executing an acrobatic bicycle kick is rendered in intaglio-style vignette at center-right, set against a multicolor guilloche underprint with the large numeral '0' at left. The EU flag and Arabic inscription قطر appear at upper left, with 'QATAR' overlaid in large letters across the central design and 'Katara Towers' inscribed below the figure. |
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| Obverse lettering | قطر EUROSOUVENIR 2022-QA 0 Q22 QATAR Katara Towers EURO SOUV ENIR R. FAILLE C.E.O. XEQA ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ |
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Eurosouvenirs notes occupy a peculiar corner of the hobby — legal tender issued by a handful of European microstates and territories at face value, but sold at a premium as collectibles and never intended to circulate. This example commemorates the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the first held in the Middle East and the first played in November–December rather than the traditional June–July window, a schedule shift forced by Qatar's summer heat. Oberthur Fiduciaire, one of the few security printers with the authorizations to produce genuine euro-denominated paper, handled production.
Zero-denomination souvenirs carry no monetary obligation whatsoever — a detail some buyers overlook entirely.