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0 Euro - Roter Sand
| Issuer | Euro Souvenir (UEPL) |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Printer | Oberthur Fiduciaire (Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire; FCO; Oberthur Technologies), France (1984-date) |
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| Obverse description | Lavender guilloche underprint with the EU flag vignette at upper left, large zero numeral at centre-left, and a compass-rose medallion in intaglio style at centre. At right, a vignette of the Roter Sand lighthouse with a steam vessel at its base; GPS coordinates and series date at left margin. |
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| Signature(s) | R. Faille, C.E.O., UEPL |
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The Roter Sand lighthouse, completed in 1885 at the mouth of the Weser river, was the first offshore lighthouse in Germany and spent decades as an active navigational aid before being decommissioned in 1986. It was later restored by a private foundation and opened as a museum and overnight accommodation. The zero-euro souvenir note program, administered by UEPL, has used Oberthur Fiduciaire's production infrastructure to issue these tourist-market collectibles since 2015 — legal tender in form only, never intended for circulation, and sold at a premium above face at the issuing site.