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0 Euro - Antibes - Marineland Dolphins
| Issuer | Marineland Antibes |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of two dolphins leaping from the water, representing the marine mammals of Marineland Antibes, aquatic park situated in the French commune of Antibes, département Alpes-Maritimes. Denomination '0 EURO' appears in bold numerals with 'SOUVENIR' split across the right margin. Issuer name 'MARINELAND' is inscribed at upper left, with series reference '2016-1' below. |
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| Obverse lettering | MARINELAND SOUVENIR EURO 2016-1 0 0 EURO SOUV ENIR R. FAILLE C.E.O. UEBT |
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The souvenir 0 Euro program, launched by the ECC (European Currency Collectors) in 2015 and distributed through tourist sites across France, turned Oberthur's Rennes facility into an unlikely producer of legally denominated but monetarily worthless notes. Marineland Antibes — France's largest marine theme park, opened in 1970 — was among the early participants. The notes are legal tender in name only; the European Central Bank has confirmed they carry nominal face value but no practical redemption mechanism.
Oberthur printed these on genuine banknote paper with embedded security features, which is precisely why collectors treat them as serious philatelic objects rather than gift shop ephemera.