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| Issuer | EuroSouvenir |
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| Year | 2025 |
| Type | Souvenir banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | SALAMANCA - CONVENTO DE SAN ESTEBAN EUROSOUVENIR 2025-5 0 EURO SOUV ENIR SALAMANCA R. FAILLE C.E.O. VEDL ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ |
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| Reverse lettering | 0€ TORREDEBELEM DASBRANENBUGERTOR COLOSSEO LATOUREIFFEL SAGRADAFAMILIA MANNEKEN-PIS PRINTED BY OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE MADE IN FRANCE 0 EURO SOUV ENIR |
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EuroSouvenir notes are legal tender for zero euros — a designation that makes them collectible without requiring central bank authorization under EU rules. Oberthur Fiduciaire produces them to full security-printing specification, the same facility responsible for banknotes of numerous African and European nations, which is part of why the series has attracted serious collector interest despite its obvious novelty origins.
The Convento de San Esteban in Salamanca has a documented connection to the financing of Columbus's first voyage — the Dominican friars there reportedly lobbied Fernando and Isabel on his behalf. Whether that detail influenced the subject selection here is unknown, but it is not an arbitrary tourist pick.