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0 Euro - Zoologischer Stadtgarten - Karlsruhe
| Issuer | European Souvenir Banknote Association (ESBA) |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette occupies the right two-thirds of the note with a full-colour photographic image of a young polar bear cub in a playful pose. The EU flag appears at upper left beside the large numeral "0" guilloche underprint. Series code "2025-2" is printed at upper left, with the "EURO SOUV ENIR" cartouche at lower centre and serial number prefix XEUM at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | ZOOLOGISCHER STADTGARTEN – KARLSRUHE EUROSOUVENIR 2025 - 2 0 EURO SOUV ENIR R. FAILLE C.E.O. XEUM ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ |
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The zero-euro souvenir note program, administered by the ESBA and printed by Oberthur Fiduciaire, began in earnest around 2015 and has since produced thousands of distinct designs for tourist sites, museums, and zoos across Europe. Each note carries genuine security features — including a serial number, holographic strip, and correct-format EURion constellation — making them technically indistinguishable in construction from circulating currency, though they carry no legal tender status and no central bank obligation. The Karlsruhe Zoologischer Stadtgarten, founded in 1865, is one of the oldest combined zoo and botanical gardens in Germany.