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| Issuer | Germany, Federal Republic of |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Printer | Oberthur Fiduciaire (Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire; FCO; Oberthur Technologies), France (1984-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | WESSELBUREN ST. BARTHOLOMÄUS EUROSOUVENIR 2021-1 0 EURO SOUVENIR R.FAILLE C.E.O. XERY |
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| Reverse lettering | 0 € EURO SOUVENIR PRINTED BY OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE MADE IN FRANCE |
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Souvenir zero-euro notes have been issued across Germany and France since the format was formalized around 2015, produced exclusively by Oberthur Fiduciaire under licensing arrangements that allow museums, churches, and tourist sites to sell them as collectibles with no redemption obligation. The Wesselburen St. Bartholomäus church in Schleswig-Holstein — birthplace of Friedrich Hebbel — is a modest but locally significant issue in a series that now runs to thousands of distinct subjects.
Legal tender status is zero, as the denomination states plainly. Oberthur prints these to genuine banknote specification, same security substrate and intaglio elements used on circulating euro notes, which is the primary draw for collectors who would otherwise ignore tourist ephemera.