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0 Euro 950 Jahre Wartburg
| Issuer | EuroSouvenir |
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| Year | 2017 |
| Type | Souvenir banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of Wartburg Castle set against a detailed architectural background, with a statue of the founder holding a model of the castle and a shield. The denomination '0' appears in guilloche underprint, with 'EUROSOUIVENIR' and '950 JAHRE WARTBURG 1067-2017' inscribed across the design. |
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| Reverse lettering | 0€ DAS BRANDENBURGER TOR BIG BEN COLOSSEO LA TOUR EIFFEL SAGRADA FAMILIA MANNEKEN PIS IMPRIME PAR OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE 0 EURO SOUV ENIR |
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The Wartburg souvenir zero euro series launched in 2017 as a collaboration between the EuroSouvenir program and participating European heritage sites, with Oberthur Fiduciaire handling production — the same Tours-based security printer responsible for banknotes of numerous francophone African states and, at various points, French overseas territories. These notes carry legal face value of zero and were never intended as circulating currency; they exist entirely as collectibles sold at tourist venues, with each site receiving an exclusive design tied to its cultural or historical identity.
The Wartburg, a UNESCO World Heritage Site above Eisenach in Thuringia, is most closely associated with Martin Luther's enforced stay there in 1521–22, during which he translated the New Testament into German. Whether that association drives collector demand more than the note's novelty format is an open question — but the Wartburg issues have consistently sold out at the castle's gift shop on initial release.