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| Issuer | Euroscope GmbH |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Size | 138 x 76 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | © MEM OEU ROS COPE 2018 EAAA022/1 euroscope MEMO EURO SKI AUSTRIA INNSBRUCK bergisel |
| Reverse description | Central vignette of a Tyrolean castle, with a building and a man leading a donkey to the right. To the left, a male portrait bust is accompanied by the Tirol coat of arms, rendered in a style recalling traditional regional engraving. |
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The "Memo Euro" series was a commercial product launched by Euroscope GmbH — a German novelty and tourism goods company — exploiting public familiarity with euro banknote aesthetics to produce regionally themed souvenirs. Enschedé in Haarlem, one of Europe's oldest continuously operating security printers, has produced everything from Dutch guilder notes to postage stamps for scores of governments; taking on a souvenir run for Innsbruck is a long way down from that portfolio.
The zero-denomination format is a legal workaround — no face value means no monetary instrument, no fraud liability, and no central bank oversight. Enschedé's security printing credentials are the actual selling point here; the anti-counterfeiting features are real, which is precisely what makes these attractive to collectors of fiscal curiosities.