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0 Euro - Thoiry - Parc et château de Thoiry
| Issuer | Parc et Château de Thoiry |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Value | 0 Euro (0 EUR) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents a giraffe and a lion within the grounds of the Thoiry Zoological Park, Yvelines, Île-de-France. The denomination "0 EURO" appears in guilloche underprint alongside the EUROSOUVENIR programme inscription and serial prefix UEDZ. Signatory line reads R. FAILLE, C.E.O. |
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| Reverse description | Six European landmark vignettes 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 is positioned at right. The printer's imprint reads IMPRIME PAR OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE. |
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The zero euro souvenir note was introduced in France in 2016 by Richard Faille, a collector and entrepreneur who licensed the concept to participating tourist sites. Oberthur produced them with the same security features as genuine euro banknotes — correct paper stock, UV elements, and microprinting — making them legally unambiguous as non-currency while remaining technically impressive as printed objects. Thoiry was among the earliest adopters in that first wave, and early 2016 issues from the inaugural sites now attract modest premiums among dedicated collectors of the series.