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0 Euro - Robbeneiland
| Issuer | Eurosouvenirs |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Value | 0 Euro |
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| Obverse description | Vignette of Robbeneiland (Seal Island), the Cape Town island used as a political prison during apartheid, where Nelson Mandela (1918–2013) was held for approximately twenty years; the island was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1999. The face carries the EUROSOUVENIRS underprint with serial reference '2022-1' and a facsimile signature of R. Faille, C.E.O. |
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| Reverse description | Six European architectural vignettes arranged across the back: Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, Lisbon's Belém Tower, Paris's Eiffel Tower, Rome's Colosseum, Barcelona's Sagrada Família, and Brussels' Manneken-Pis. A portrait of the Mona Lisa appears at right, with printer's imprint along the lower margin. |
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Robbeneiland — Robben Island in Afrikaans — is where Nelson Mandela spent 18 of his 27 imprisoned years, and the site has been a UNESCO World Heritage listing since 1999. The zero-euro souvenir format, introduced around 2015 and printed exclusively by Oberthur Fiduciaire under license from the European Central Bank, uses genuine euro security paper and intaglio printing, which is why these notes pass basic authentication tests despite carrying no monetary value.
Oberthur produces the entire souvenir series from its facility in Chantilly, with each design commissioned by regional tourist operators. The Robben Island issue is unusual in that it commemorates a South African site with no eurozone connection whatsoever — a reminder of how far the format has drifted from its original regional tourism premise.