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| Issuer | EuroSouvenir |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of Königsberg Cathedral (Kaliningrad Cathedral) rendered in intaglio-style against a multicolour guilloche underprint. The EU flag appears at upper left alongside the series code '2021-1', with the large numeral '0' at centre-left. The italic script inscription 'Königsberg i. Pr. Dom' is placed beneath the zero, and a holographic 'K' stamp occupies the upper right corner. |
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| Reverse description | Six European architectural monuments arranged across the centre field — Brandenburg Gate, Torre de Belém, Eiffel Tower, Colosseum, Sagrada Família, and Manneken-Pis — over a pastel guilloche underprint. The 'EURO SOUVENIR' logotype appears at right alongside a vignette of the Mona Lisa. Printer's imprint 'PRINTED BY OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE / MADE IN FRANCE' is inscribed at lower centre. |
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EuroSouvenir's zero-euro collector notes occupy a legal grey zone that most people miss: they are genuine collector banknotes authorized under European Central Bank rules — the ECB permits the printing of zero-denomination euro-format notes for commemorative purposes, provided they cannot be mistaken for legal tender. Oberthur Fiduciaire, one of the few security printers licensed to produce official euro currency, handles the series, which gives these souvenirs the same substrate and holographic security strip found on circulating denominations.
The Cyrillic-text variant targeting a Russian-speaking audience reflects Kaliningrad's peculiar geography — a Russian exclave entirely surrounded by EU member states, where souvenir notes in both scripts have a natural dual-market appeal.