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0 Euro - Atomium - Brussels
| Issuer | ZEAM (Zero Euro Attraction Mondiale) |
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| Year | 2022-2025 |
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| Size | 135 x 74 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of the Atomium structure with three vertical spherical atom motifs; the Belgian national flag appears at the upper portion of the note. A guilloche underprint frames the composition, with the denomination '0 EURO' in large numerals and the EUROSOUENIR legend below the main vignette. |
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| Reverse description | Six vignettes of iconic European landmarks arranged across the note: Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, Lisbon's Belém Tower, Paris's Eiffel Tower, Rome's Colosseum, Barcelona's Sagrada Família, and Brussels' Manneken-Pis. A reproduction of the Mona Lisa portrait occupies the right side, with the '0€' denomination and monument names in respective legends. |
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The zero euro souvenir note program, administered by ZEAM and printed exclusively by Oberthur Fiduciaire, operates under a legal framework established by the European Central Bank that permits the production of euro-denominated notes for non-monetary purposes — provided they cannot be confused with genuine currency. Oberthur uses the same intaglio printing techniques and security paper applied to circulating euro notes, which is precisely the point: the tactile authenticity is the product.
The Atomium was built for the 1958 Brussels World's Fair and was originally intended as a temporary structure. It was never demolished. That administrative inertia is now the reason it exists to be commemorated on a souvenir banknote at all.