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0 Euro - Zhu De
| Issuer | Euro Souvenir (CNAW) |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Value | 0 Euro |
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| Obverse description | Right-of-centre vignette portrait of Chinese military commander Zhu De (朱德), rendered in sepia tones against a multicolour underprint of scattered stars in red, yellow, blue, and orange. To the left, the European Union flag and a large bold numeral '0' appear alongside the 'EURO SOUVENIR' logo block in blue and white; a facsimile signature and the serial number prefix CNAW are printed at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | Composite panoramic vignette of iconic European architectural landmarks rendered in overlapping lilac, pink, and gold tones, including the Roman Colosseum at lower centre, the Sagrada Família at right, the Eiffel Tower in the centre background, the Torre de Belém at upper left, and classical columns at far left. Multicolour stars are scattered across the upper field, and the 'EURO SOUVENIR' logo block appears at lower right. |
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Euro Souvenir notes are collector-oriented commemoratives with no legal tender status, issued under license from the European Central Bank and printed to euro banknote security specifications — watermark, security thread, UV-reactive inks, the works — despite having no monetary function whatsoever. Oberthur Fiduciaire handles the majority of this series, applying the same production standards used for circulating currency.
Zhu De was one of the founding commanders of the People's Liberation Army and held the rank of Marshal of the PRC from 1955. His appearance on a euro-format souvenir note issued by CNAW — a Chinese-linked collector association operating within the European souvenir note framework — is an unusual crossover between two very different numismatic traditions.