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0 Euro Pope John Paul II
| Issuer | Eurosouvenirs |
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| Year | 2019-2020 |
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| Printer | Oberthur Fiduciaire (Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire; FCO; Oberthur Technologies), France (1984-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | POPE JOHN PAUL II EUROSOUVENIR 2019-2 0 0 EURO SOUV ENIR R. FAILLE C.E.O. XEDY |
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| Reverse lettering | 0€ DAS BRANDENBURGER TOR TORRE DE BELEM COLOSSEO LA TOUR EIFFEL SAGRADA FAMILIA MANNEKEN PIS IMPRIME PAR OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE 0 EURO SOUV ENIR |
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Eurosouvenirs zero-euro notes occupy a curious commercial niche — legally valid collector items produced under license from the European Central Bank, printed to full security specifications by authorized banknote printers. Oberthur Fiduciaire's involvement is not incidental; the firm produces genuine circulating currency for multiple eurozone states, so the physical quality of these souvenirs matches production-run banknotes in paper feel and print registration.
John Paul II died in 2005, so this note was issued roughly fifteen years after his death and four years after his canonization in 2014 — the Vatican connection driving obvious commercial demand across Catholic pilgrimage circuits.