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0 Euro - Suomi - Finland wild nature Ursus Arctos
| Issuer | EuroSouvenir |
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| Year | 2018 |
| Type | Souvenir banknote |
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| Reverse description | Standard EuroSouvenir reverse with vignettes of six major European landmarks — Brandenburg Gate, Belém Tower, Eiffel Tower, Colosseum, Sagrada Família, and Manneken-Pis — arranged across the note, with a reproduction of the Mona Lisa at right. The printer's imprint "IMPRIME PAR OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE" appears at lower centre on a guilloche underprint, alongside the "EUROSOUV ENIR" logo block. |
| Reverse lettering | 0€ DAS BRANDENBURGER TOR TORRE DE BELEM COLOSSEO LA TOUR EIFFEL SAGRADA FAMILIA MANNEKEN-PIS IMPRIME PAR OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE EURO SOUV ENIR |
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EuroSouvenir notes occupy an odd corner of numismatics — technically legal tender for zero euros, they exist purely as collectibles authorized under a scheme that allows cultural and tourist sites to issue commemorative currency in the euro format. Oberthur Fiduciaire's involvement gives the series genuine production credibility; the same firm has printed official currency for dozens of central banks, and the security specifications here, including the hologram strip, mirror those applied to commercial banknote contracts.
The brown bear (*Ursus arctos*) was extirpated from most of Western Europe but retains a viable wild population in Finland, estimated at roughly 2,000 animals — one of the healthiest in the EU.