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0 Euro - Móric Beňovský
| Issuer | European Euro Banknote Society (EEBS) |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | MÓRIC BEŇOVSKÝ 1746–1786 EUROSOUVENIR 2021-4 EURO SOUV ENIR A. FERDA©2021 R. FAILLE C.E.O. EEBS |
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| Protection description | View of the Eiffel Tower from above with the number 0 in the middle of the watermark. |
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Móric Beňovský — alternately claimed by both Slovakia and Hungary — was an 18th-century adventurer who escaped a Siberian prison, briefly ruled Madagascar as a self-declared king, and died in 1786 fighting French colonial troops sent to suppress his own regime. He is one of those genuinely strange historical figures who resists clean national ownership, which is precisely why a cross-border commemorative format suits him.
The zero-euro souvenir note series, printed by Oberthur Fiduciaire to genuine euro security specifications, carries legal-tender-style credibility with no actual monetary obligation — a format that has proven effective for cultural tourism since its commercial launch around 2015.