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| Issuer | EuroSouvenir |
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| Year | 2018 |
| Type | Souvenir banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a woman in traditional Slovak folk costume set against the neoclassical spa buildings of Bardejovské Kúpele. The large guilloche numeral "0" appears to the left, with the EU flag at upper left and a ring of gold stars along the upper border. Serial prefix EEAU and the CEO signature of R. Faille appear at lower right. |
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| Reverse lettering | DASBRANENBUGERTOR TORRE DE BELEM COLOSSEO LATOUREIFFEL SAGRADAFAMILIA MANNEKEN-PIS IMPRIME PAR OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE 0 EURO SOUV ENIR |
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EuroSouvenir notes are a curious commercial phenomenon — legal-tender-denominated novelties sold above face value as tourist keepsakes, issued under a framework that technically allows zero-euro items to carry euro security features without entering monetary circulation. Oberthur Fiduciaire, one of the major European security printers, produces the physical notes to banknote specification, which is precisely the point: the tactile legitimacy is the product.
Bardejovské Kúpele is a spa town in northeastern Slovakia with a UNESCO-listed historic core and a bathhouse culture dating to at least the 18th century.