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0 Euro - Zhu De
| Issuer | Euro Souvenir |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Value | 0 Euro |
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| Reverse description | Composite vignette of iconic European landmarks rendered in blue-violet tones over a fine guilloche underprint, including the Eiffel Tower, the Colosseum, the Sagrada Família, the Brandenburg Gate, and the Manneken Pis statue. A vertical security thread runs through the centre, and twelve EU stars arc across the upper field. The denomination "0 €" appears at upper left with "EURO SOUVENIR" at lower right. |
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| Protection description | Vertical embedded security thread running through the centre of the note; holographic foil patch at upper right of obverse |
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The Euro Souvenir program, managed under license from the European Central Bank, permits the production of zero-denomination novelty notes that replicate euro security features — including embedded thread and holographic strip — without constituting legal tender. Oberthur Fiduciaire, one of the few private security printers authorized to produce such items, handles the series from its French facilities.
Zhu De was commander-in-chief of the People's Liberation Army and a founding figure of the People's Republic of China, making his appearance on a euro-format souvenir note an unusual pairing of European printing infrastructure with Chinese revolutionary history — almost certainly aimed at the tourist and collector market surrounding Chinese cultural anniversaries.