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0 Euro - Leonardo da Vinci
| Issuer | Euro Souvenir (SEBD) |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Printer | Oberthur Fiduciaire (Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire; FCO; Oberthur Technologies), France (1984-date) |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci at centre-left, with the Vitruvian Man vignette to the right, all on a purple-toned guilloche underprint. The large numeral '0' appears at upper left beside the EU flag, with a circle of twelve gold stars and the 'EURO SOUVENIR' inscription at lower centre. Series date '2019-1' and facsimile signature of R. Faille, C.E.O., are present. |
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| Reverse lettering | 0€ DASBRANENBUGERTOR TORRE DE BELEM COLOSSEO LA TOUR EIFFEL SAGRADA FAMILIA MANNEKEN PIS PRINTED BY OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE MADE IN FRANCE 0 EURO SOUV ENIR |
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Zero-euro souvenir notes are a private collector product, not legal tender, issued under license from the European Central Bank by the Société Européenne de Billets de Banque (SEBD) beginning in 2015. Oberthur Fiduciaire prints them to genuine banknote specification — security thread included — which is precisely the point: they feel authentic because they are produced on the same equipment and substrates used for circulating currency.
The Leonardo da Vinci release was timed to the 500th anniversary of his death in 1519, a commemorative wave that also produced coins, stamps, and exhibitions across France and Italy in 2019.