Souvenir Euro Bills
For the collectors among our visitors!
The 0-Euro bill has been around for a few years now; you can buy it at quite a few tourist attractions across Europe as a souvenir.
They are printed in official printing plants for the Euro currency and show the following security features: watermark, copper strip, Simultouch, hologram, transparent register, printing plant security backdrop, fluorescent invisible ink and an individual serial number, unique to each bill.
There can be different motives to each issuing office. These identify through the first number following the year of issue. In practice this means, when the digit after the year changes, it is a new motif. Should the digit after the year stay the same it is the same motif but a new edition (changes within the general layout are allowed, e.g. a different shape of stars).
The serial number consists of 10 digits (4 letters and 8 numbers)
| 1st digit | X |
| 2nd digit | E |
| 3rd and 4th digit | HA |
| 5th to 10th digit | 013170 |
| 1st digit | NZB code of the issuing country |
| 2nd digit | always “E” (printing plant code of Oberthur) |
| 3rd and 4th digit | code of issuing office or the customer |
| 5th to 10th digit | ongoing enumeration. Creates each bill’s unique identifier in combination with year of issue and motif ID. |
The motif on the backside of the bill has been changed in 2017 due to Brexit. Until then it showed Big Ben, now it depicts the Portuguese Torre de Belém. We also have been selling these bills since 2016 and want to provide you with an overview of the different issue bills.
All available bills can be bought on location or in our online shop.
Standard bill ICE
1st Issue 00001 – 10000 2016-1 old backside
2nd Issue 10001 – 20000 2016-1 old backside
3rd Issue 20001 – 30000 2017-1 old backside
4th Issue 30001 – 50000 2017-1 new backside
5th Issue 50001 – 70000 2018-1 new backside
The old backside of the souvenir Euro bill, depicting Big Ben.
The new backside of the souvenir Euro bill showing the Portuguese Torre de Belém.
15 Years of Wunderland (Motif 2016)
Limited Edition (once 10.000 pieces)
1st edition 00001 – 10000 2016-2 old backside
The old backside of the souvenir Euro bill, depicting Big Ben.
The new backside of the souvenir Euro bill showing the Portuguese Torre de Belém.
Italy in Wunderland (Motif 2017)
Limited Edition (twice 10.000 pieces)
1st edition 00001 – 10000 2017-3 old backside
2nd edition 10001 – 20000 2017-3 new backside
The old backside of the souvenir Euro bill, depicting Big Ben.
The new backside of the souvenir Euro bill showing the Portuguese Torre de Belém.
Venice in Wunderland (Motif 2018)
Limited Edition (once 20.000 pieces + 2400 misprints)
1st edition (misprint) 00001 – 20000 2018-4 new backside
(2400 pieces of this edition have gone into circulation without being „sorted“)
1st edition (reprint) 00001 – 20000 2018-4 new backside
1st edition (misprint)
1st edition (misprint) front
The old backside of the souvenir Euro bill, depicting Big Ben.
The new backside of the souvenir Euro bill showing the Portuguese Torre de Belém.
Motif 2019
Venice
1st edition 00001 – 10000 2018-5 new backside
BR 194
1st edition 00001 – 10000 2019-6 new backside
burning tax office
1st edition 00001 – 10000 2019-7 new backside
The new backside of the souvenir Euro bill showing the Portuguese Torre de Belém.
