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0 Euro - Valletta Citta Umilissima
| Issuer | Euro Souvenir |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Printer | Oberthur Fiduciaire (Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire; FCO; Oberthur Technologies), France (1984-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | VALLETTA CITTA UMILISSIMA EUROSOUVENIR 2021-1B 0 JEAN PARISOT DE VALETTE 1495-1568 EURO SOUV ENIR R. FAILLE C.E.O. FEAN ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ |
| Reverse description | Six European landmark vignettes arranged across the note: Brandenburg Gate (Berlin), Belém Tower (Lisbon), Eiffel Tower (Paris), Colosseum (Rome), Sagrada Família (Barcelona), and Manneken Pis (Brussels). A reproduction of the Mona Lisa appears at right, with the denomination "0€" at upper left. |
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Euro Souvenir notes are a private collector series launched around 2015, produced under license and printed to European Central Bank specifications — same security features as circulating euro banknotes, including the EURion constellation and UV-reactive ink — but with zero legal tender status anywhere. Oberthur Fiduciaire, one of the handful of security printers with the technical clearance to produce them, handles much of the series output from its French facilities.
Valletta held the EU Capital of Culture designation in 2018, three years before this note's issue date — the timing reflects the souvenir market's lag, not any official commemorative program.