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0 Euro - Köln - Die Stadt Am Rhein
| Issuer | EuroSouvenir |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse vignette presents a composite panorama of Cologne landmarks, including the Gothic cathedral, the Hohenzollern Bridge, the Kranhäuser ensemble, the 4711 Perfume House, the TV Tower, colorful Old Town façades, the Frederick William IV statue, and H.A. Schult's winged automobile atop the City Museum tower. The denomination "0 EURO" appears in large numerals, with the series inscription "KÖLN - DIE STADT AM RHEIN" and edition reference "N° 4711" integrated into the design. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a vignette of six iconic European monuments arranged across the note: Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, Lisbon's Belém Tower, Paris's Eiffel Tower, Rome's Colosseum, Barcelona's Sagrada Família, and Brussels' Manneken-Pis. A reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa appears at right, alongside the denomination "0 EURO" and printer's imprint. |
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The 0 Euro souvenir note program, administered under license from the European Central Bank, has issued thousands of regional and tourist-themed pieces since its commercial launch around 2015. Oberthur Fiduciaire prints these to genuine banknote specification — same security paper, same intaglio printing — which is precisely what drives collector demand. They are legal tender in theory, worthless in practice, and sold at a markup that makes the face value quietly absurd.
The Cologne edition is one of hundreds of German city issues in the series, competing in a crowded secondary market where print run size determines long-term scarcity more than any design choice does.