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| Issuer | EuroSouvenir |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents Turku Castle (Turun Linna) and the medieval Lutheran Cathedral (Turun Tuomiokirkko) alongside the neoclassical covered market hall (Turun Kauppahalli); a river ferry (Föri) occupies the foreground. The motto "Turku mon amour" appears as a stylised logo. Denomination "0 EURO" printed in letterpress at right. |
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| Obverse lettering | TURKU - ÅBO SUOMI - FINLAND EUROSOUVENIR 2020-1 0 TURKU mon amour TURUN LINNA TURUN KAUPPAHALLI TURUN TUOMIOKIRKKO FÖRI 0 EURO SOUV ENIR R. FAILLE C.E.O. LEBD ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ |
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EuroSouvenir notes are a licensed collector product — zero face value, legal from the outset, and deliberately outside any central bank mandate. Oberthur Fiduciaire prints them to the same security specifications as genuine euro banknotes, which is partly the point: the tactile experience is authentic even if the monetary status is not.
Turku, known in Swedish as Åbo, was Finland's capital until 1812, when Alexander I transferred that function to Helsinki following the Russian annexation. The bilingual designation on this note reflects Finland's constitutional status as a country with two official languages — Swedish remains co-official, and Turku's Swedish name carries real civic weight, not mere tradition.