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0 Euro Köln Am Rhein
| Issuer | Euro Souvenir |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Printer | Oberthur Fiduciaire (Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire; FCO; Oberthur Technologies), France (1984-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | KÖLN AM RHEIN 2016-1 0EURO SOUV ENIR R. FAILLE C.E.O. XEJE |
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| Reverse lettering | 0EURO SOUV ENIR |
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The 0 Euro souvenir program was launched by the European Central Bank-licensed outfit Euro Souvenir in 2016, exploiting a regulatory oddity: denominations below 1 Euro are not covered by EU counterfeiting law in the same way, allowing private entities to issue legal-look notes for the collector and tourist market. Oberthur Fiduciaire in Chantepie produced these on genuine banknote paper with a security thread and watermark — the same infrastructure used for circulating currency.
Köln am Rhein was among the earliest regional subjects in the program. The souvenir angle is straightforward; what is less obvious is that Oberthur's involvement lent the physical object a material authenticity that most novelty items simply lack.