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0 Euro - Tampere Suomi - Finland
| Issuer | Finland |
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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 | The obverse is printed in shades of purple and gold on a white ground, centred on an intaglio vignette of Tampere's Raatihuone (City Hall) and the adjacent street facade, rendered in fine-line engraving. To the upper left appear the EU flag and the large numeral '0' underprint; the upper centre carries the 'TamCollect 2019' event inscription below the legend 'Tampereen Filatelistiseuran 100-vuotisnäyttely', accompanied by the circular emblem of Tampereen Filatelistiseura (founded 1919) to the upper right. The lower margin bears the caption 'RAATIHUONE - CITY HALL', a facsimile signature of R. Faille (C.E.O.), and the serial number prefix LEAR, framed by a ring of twelve gold stars. |
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| Reverse description | The standard Euro Souvenir reverse is printed in blue and gold tones, presenting six celebrated European landmarks as vignettes arranged across the note: the Brandenburg Gate (Berlin), the Torre de Belém (Lisbon), the Colosseum (Rome), the Eiffel Tower (Paris), the Sagrada Família (Barcelona), and the Manneken-Pis statue (Brussels). A reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa appears at the right margin, and the printer's imprint 'PRINTED BY OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE / MADE IN FRANCE' is found in the lower portion alongside the '0 EURO SOUVENIR' legend. |
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The 0 Euro souvenir note program, administered through a network of tourist retailers and cultural sites across Europe, has no legal tender status anywhere — these are commemorative items sold at face value (typically €2–3) and printed under license using genuine banknote paper and security features. Oberthur's involvement lends them authentic substrate and watermark, which is precisely the point: the tactile experience of handling what feels like real currency is the product being sold.
Tampere, Finland's third-largest city and historically its industrial core, has been a recurring subject in the souvenir note series. The notes are produced in limited runs tied to specific venues or seasons, so print quantities vary considerably between issues.