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| Issuer | EuroSouvenir |
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| Year | 2025 |
| Type | Souvenir banknote |
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| Obverse description | Low-angle vignette of the Convento de San Esteban facade in Salamanca, with a statue of Saint Stephen in the foreground at centre. The denomination '0' and the word 'EURO' appear at left, alongside the split legend 'SOUV / ENIR' and the issuer name 'SALAMANCA'. The series identifier '2025-5' and the signatures 'R. FAILLE' and 'C.E.O.' are inscribed, with a row of five stars at lower right. |
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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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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.