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0 Euro Ancient Olympia - Hellas
| Issuer | EuroSouvenir |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Printer | Oberthur Fiduciaire (Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire; FCO; Oberthur Technologies), France (1984-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of the Olympic flame relay, with an athlete carrying the torch before a stone archway — the athletes' tunnel entrance to the ancient stadium at Olympia. Series designation '2022-1' and denomination '0 EURO' appear within a guilloche underprint, with the EUROSOUVENIR programme logo and the issuer signature of R. Faille, C.E.O. |
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| Reverse description | Standard EuroSouvenir reverse layout presenting six European landmark vignettes: Brandenburg Gate (Berlin), Torre de Belém (Lisbon), Eiffel Tower (Paris), Colosseum (Rome), Sagrada Família (Barcelona), and Manneken-Pis (Brussels). The Mona Lisa portrait appears at right, with printer's imprint at lower centre. |
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EuroSouvenir notes occupy a peculiar niche — legal-format collector pieces with no face value, denominated at zero and designed explicitly for the tourist market. Oberthur Fiduciaire, one of the major security printers contracted for genuine euro production, brings real banknote-grade security features to what is essentially a souvenir, which is part of the appeal for collectors who care about print quality.
Ancient Olympia as a subject situates this within the broader Greek heritage subseries. The zero denomination is registered with the European Central Bank, which permits production under strict conditions to prevent confusion with circulating currency.