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0 Euro - Herman Brood fishing
| Issuer | European Central Bank (ECB) |
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| Year | 2021 |
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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 portrays Dutch artist and musician Herman Brood (November 1946 – 11 July 2001) in a fishing scene, rendered in colour against a guilloche underprint. Inscription at upper left reads HERMAN BROOD fishing, with EUROSOUVENIR and date series reference 2021-1 also present. The denomination 0 EURO appears at right alongside the PEBN issuer mark and CEO signature of R. Faille. |
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| Signature(s) | R. Faille (C.E.O., PEBN) |
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The 0 Euro souvenir note is a collector-only product issued under the Private Euro Banknote Network, with no legal tender status and no connection to ECB monetary policy beyond the licensed use of the euro banknote format. Oberthur Fiduciaire produces these under commercial arrangements with cultural institutions, museums, and tourism operators across Europe. Herman Brood — Dutch rock musician, painter, and chronic provocateur — died in 2001 after jumping from the Amsterdam Hilton roof. The "fishing" theme is an odd, domestic choice for a man whose public image was built on chaos and addiction.