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0 Euro - El Prado - Madrid
| Issuer | Spain |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Printer | Oberthur Fiduciaire (Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire; FCO; Oberthur Technologies), France (1984-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse carries a central vignette of the neoclassical facade of the Museo del Prado in Madrid, rendered in intaglio-style in deep magenta, with the seated statue of Velázquez visible at the entrance portico and a flagpole atop the cornice. To the left, a large guilloché zero numeral appears in grey-black underprint alongside the EU flag in blue and gold, with the series identifier '2024-1' printed vertically; the year '1819' — marking the museum's foundation — appears at the foot of the vignette. The upper left legend reads 'EL PRADO - MADRID' in dark lettering, while 'EURO SOUVENIR' appears in tricolor at lower centre, accompanied by a facsimile signature of R. Faille, C.E.O., and the serial prefix VECL at lower right. |
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| Reverse lettering | 0€ DAS BRANDENBURGER TOR TORRE DE BELEM COLOSSEO LA TOUR EIFFEL SAGRADA FAMILIA MANNEKEN-PIS PRINTED BY OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE MADE IN FRANCE 0 EURO SOUVENIR |
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Zero-euro souvenir notes have been produced under license from the European Central Bank since 2015, with Oberthur Fiduciaire holding the dominant share of that production out of their Chantepie facility near Rennes. They carry no legal tender status anywhere, but are printed on genuine banknote paper with real security features — including the hologram strip on this example — precisely to make them tactilely convincing to collectors and tourists who want something that feels like actual currency.
The Prado, opened in 1819 under Ferdinand VII, holds one of the densest concentrations of Velázquez, Goya, and Titian in existence. A souvenir note is an odd vessel for that, but the format moves units.