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0 Euro - Brescia Il Capitolium
| Issuer | EuroSouvenir |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Printer | Oberthur Fiduciaire (Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire; FCO; Oberthur Technologies), France (1984-date) |
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| Obverse description | Vignette of the Capitolium of Brixia (ancient Roman temple ruins in Brescia), rendered in purple-brown intaglio-style print, occupying the right half of the note. To the left, a large guilloché zero denomination numeral and the EU flag underprint appear against a fine lilac rosette background, with a vertical EUROSOUV / ENIR legend along both margins. |
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| Reverse lettering | 0€ DASBRANDENBURGERTOR TORREDEBELEM LATOUREIFFEL COLOSSEO SAGRADAFAMILIA MANNEKEN PIS IMPRIME PAR OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE EURO SOUV ENIR |
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EuroSouvenir notes occupy a peculiar niche: legal novelties rather than legal tender, issued under a scheme approved by the European Central Bank that permits zero-denomination collector pieces to circulate as souvenirs without conflicting with monetary law. Oberthur Fiduciaire produces them to genuine banknote security standards — UV-reactive fibres, proper intaglio printing — which is what distinguishes these from simple tourist ephemera.
The Capitolium in Brescia is one of the best-preserved Roman temple complexes in northern Italy, excavated seriously only in the nineteenth century. Its inclusion in this series placed it alongside far more internationally recognisable sites, a choice that reflects the programme's occasional willingness to champion regional archaeology over obvious landmarks.