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| Issuer | Austria |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
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| Reverse description | On a lilac guilloche ground, a composite vignette assembles iconic European landmarks: the Eiffel Tower at centre, the Colosseum at lower left, the Sagrada Família at right, the Torre de Belém at far left, the Brandenburg Gate at lower left edge, and the Manneken Pis statue at lower right. A ghosted portrait watermark-style face appears at the far right margin, and a vertical strip of green iridescent security elements runs through the centre of the design. The Euro Souvenir logo is placed at lower right. |
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| Protection description | Vertical iridescent security strip printed centrally on the reverse, with repeating green colour-shifting elements visible under angled light. |
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| Comments |
Austria's "Tiere der Alpen" zero-euro souvenir note is part of the broader European collector series that Oberthur Fiduciaire has been producing since 2015 — privately commissioned novelties that carry genuine euro-format security features but no legal tender status anywhere. The iridescent strip is real; the denomination is not. Oberthur holds the dominant position in this niche almost by default, having locked in relationships with tourist attractions and regional issuers across the continent before competitors recognized the market existed.