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0 Euro - Futuroscope
| Issuer | Euro Souvenir |
|---|---|
| Year | 2017 |
| Type | Souvenir banknote |
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| Reverse description | Vignette composed of six European architectural landmarks arranged across the note: Brandenburg Gate (Berlin), Belém Tower (Lisbon), Eiffel Tower (Paris), Colosseum (Rome), Sagrada Família (Barcelona), and Manneken Pis (Brussels). Portrait of the Mona Lisa appears at right, with the zero denomination and EURO SOUVENIR inscription at lower centre. |
| Reverse lettering | 0€ DASBRANENBUGERTOR TORREDEBELEM COLOSSEO LATOUREIFFEL SAGRADAFAMILIA MANNEKEN PIS IMPRIME PAR OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE 0 EURO SOUV ENIR |
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The zero euro souvenir note program was launched in France in 2016 by Richard Faille, who recognized that legal-tender novelty items would be exempt from counterfeiting laws precisely because they carry no monetary value. Oberthur Fiduciaire prints them to the same security specifications as circulating euro banknotes — identical paper, UV-reactive inks, and embedded security thread — which is both the point and the irony.
Futuroscope, the science-themed park near Poitiers, was among the early adopters. The notes sell as keepsakes at the park itself, typically for €2–3 each.