The creator of the Euro Souvenir banknote is Richard Faille, who began collaborating with the French Mint “Monnaie de Paris” in 1996. His idea was to make personalized coins that museums, tourist centers, parks offer as gifts to visitors. This idea was very successful and more than 60 million personalized coins were sold during the 18 years of collaboration. At present, many cultural monuments and tourist sites in Hungary also offer commemorative coins made by local producers. In 2015, Richard Faille created a new modern and unique concept that is a successful successor to his previous idea – the Euro Souvenir, the first official “Euro Souvenir”, the 0 euro banknote.
The new concept was successfully launched in 2015 in France and has been extended to other countries such as Germany, Austria, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, where it has aroused great interest among tourists and collectors. In 2018, the concept was extended to Slovakia and the Czech Republic, and in 2019 to Poland. However, the EuroSouvenir concept has already crossed the borders of the euro area and even the European Union, and all banknotes have already been issued in countries such as the United States, Russia, China, Turkey and Sweden.
Thanks to this special concept, important monuments, tourist sites or famous personalities that have not been found on real national banknotes can be placed on the banknotes. This Euro commemorative coin connects the countries of Europe, taking into account the specificity and interest of each country, thus bringing the locations and personalities on the banknotes closer to other European residents.
The Almásy Castle Visitor Centre in Gyula is located in the centre of Gyula, opposite the castle, next to the Castle Baths. In the past, Francis I and his daughter Maria Ludovika and Emperor Franz Joseph visited the castle with his wife Elisabeth, also known as Sissi. The castle has served several functions: a vocational school, a nursing school and a home for babies.
Ferenc Rákóczi, Hungarian nobleman, leader of the Rákóczi War of Independence, leading prince of Transylvania and the Hungarian orders. One of the most outstanding figures in Hungarian history, he sought to regain Hungary’s independence from Habsburg oppression. His motto: Cum Deo pro patria et libertate! (With God for the country and for freedom!)
Móric Benyovszky is well known in Hungary and also in neighbouring Slovakia. Count Móric Benyovszky, whose full name was Benyovszky Máté Móric Mihály Ferenc Szerafin Ágost, was born on 20 September 1746 in what was then Kingdom of Hungary. 1786. He was killed in action on the island of Madagascar on 23 May 1746 at the age of 39.
It contains Hungarian, Slovak and Polish banknotes with the same serial numbers.
Attention! Offered euro banknotes have low serial numbers (from 009 to 289). Low serial numbers are always of greater value to collectors. Orders are sent on a first-come, first-served basis, and it is not possible to reserve numbers in advance.
