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0 Memo Euro - Hallstatt
| Issuer | Euro Scope GmbH |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Value | 0 Euro (0 EUR) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette shows a panoramic postcard view of the alpine village of Hallstatt set against the Hallstätter See lake and the surrounding Austrian mountain peaks. The composition is rendered in the standard Euro-style green guilloche underprint with EU stars at left. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries a central vignette of a grid arrangement of Iron Age artefacts — weapons, shields, vessels, and ornaments — referencing the Hallstatt archaeological culture, flanked at right by an intaglio-style warrior figure in period armour bearing a shield and spear. The MEMO EURO SCOPE legend and HALLSTATTZEIT inscription appear at lower centre, with a colour-shifting '0' numeral at lower right. |
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Euro Scope GmbH produced this "0 Euro" souvenir note as part of a broader tourism-driven series that gained official licensing from the European Central Bank — which approved the concept on the condition that the denomination "0" rendered them legally non-monetary. Enschedé in Haarlem, one of the oldest continuously operating security printers in the world, brought genuine banknote-grade production to what is essentially a collectible, including the distinctive feel that casual buyers frequently mistake for a circulating note.
Hallstatt, the Austrian lakeside village, became so heavily associated with Chinese tourism after appearing in a 2011 documentary that the local government briefly considered restricting visitor access. The souvenir note trade followed that wave.