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10 Euros gold plated
| Issuer | European Central Bank |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Designer(s) | Robert Kalina |
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| Obverse description | A fantasy reproduction of the first-series 10 Euro note rendered entirely in gold-plated tones, with a Romanesque arch and portal vignette occupying the right half of the field and the bold numeral "10" positioned above it. To the left, a vertical guilloche panel is flanked by the twelve EU stars arranged in an arc, while the ECB acronym block and date "2002" run along the upper border. The Euro symbol appears at the lower right, and the bilingual denomination inscription "EURO / ΕΥΡΩ" is present in the lower field. |
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| Reverse lettering | 10 EURO ΕΥΡΩ |
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This is not a banknote. Gold-plated polymer "euros" of this type are novelty items produced by private third-party manufacturers — not the European Central Bank, which has never issued gold-plated currency in any form. The ECB's genuine 2002 series notes were printed on cotton-fibre paper by national central bank printers across the eurozone. Robert Kalina designed the original series, but his credit has been routinely appropriated on commemorative and fantasy pieces to lend false legitimacy.
No catalog value applies. Not legal tender. Not a collectible banknote.