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0 Euro - La Rochelle - L'aquarium shark
| Issuer | Aquarium La Rochelle |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) set against an aquatic blue underprint, with the institution name AQUARIUM LA ROCHELLE arched above. Denomination 0 EURO appears at lower centre, flanked by the EUROSOUENIR series designation and date code 2016-1. Latin species name and signatory reference R. FAILLE / C.E.O. inscribed below. |
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| Reverse description | Standard Eurosouvenier reverse with vignettes of six iconic European landmarks arranged across the note: the Brandenburg Gate, Big Ben, the Eiffel Tower, the Colosseum, the Sagrada Família, and the Manneken Pis. A reproduction of the Mona Lisa portrait appears at right, with printer imprint and 0 EURO denomination at lower centre. |
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The zero euro souvenir note program was launched in France in 2016 by the European Banknote Memory Organization, with Oberthur Fiduciaire handling production for the entire initial rollout. These notes are legal tender in the technical sense — the European Central Bank authorized their face value — but no merchant is obliged to accept them, and none ever circulate. They are sold directly to visitors as collectibles, priced well above their nominal worth from the moment of purchase.
Aquarium La Rochelle, one of the largest public aquariums in France, was among the first wave of cultural and tourist institutions to commission an edition. The shark subject was a deliberate commercial choice — the aquarium's shark tank is its primary draw.