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0 Euro - Santa Claus' Main Post Office Finland - Arctic Circle 66°33'07''N
| Issuer | Eurosouvenirs (Euro Souvenir) |
|---|---|
| Year | 2018-2019 |
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| Value | 0 Euro (0 EUR) |
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| Obverse lettering | SANTA CLAUS' MAIN POST OFFICE FINLAND - ARTIC CIRCLE 66°33'07''N EUROSOUVENIR 2018-1 0 0 Santa Claus' Main Post Office ® ° Arctic Circle ° Finland EURO SOUV ENIR R. FAILLE C.E.O. LEAH |
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| Reverse lettering | 0€ TORREDEBELEM DASBRANENBUGERTOR COLOSSEO LATOUREIFFEL SAGRADAFAMILIA MANNEKEN-PIS IMPRIME PAR OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE 0 EURO SOUV ENIR |
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Eurosouvenirs notes occupy a peculiar niche — legal in design terms because they deliberately miss the size and security thresholds that would make them subject to EU counterfeiting law, yet close enough to genuine euro aesthetics to function as collectible novelties. This piece marks the exact latitude of the Arctic Circle as it cuts through Rovaniemi, Finland, where the Santa Claus Village postal operation has processed millions of letters annually since the late 1980s.
Oberthur Fiduciaire's involvement is the only technically serious element here — a security printer with genuine central bank contracts lending its name and paper stock to the souvenir trade. The signature of R. Faille appears across the series regardless of subject matter.