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0 Pound - William Shakespeare
| Issuer | GBAR (Zero Pound souvenir note issuer) |
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| Year | 2023 |
| Type | Souvenir banknote |
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| Obverse description | Predominantly purple and pink underprint with a central portrait vignette of William Shakespeare in three-quarter view, set against a background vignette of the Globe Theatre at lower centre. To the upper left, a Union Jack flag and the large numeral "0" in outlined letterpress style; theatrical comedy and tragedy masks appear to the left of the portrait, while scenes from Shakespearean plays are rendered at upper right. A ring of twelve gold stars occupies the left margin, and the denomination "Zero Pound" is inscribed in stylised lettering at lower left alongside a facsimile signature and the prefix code at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries vignettes of six iconic European landmarks arranged across the note: the Brandenburg Gate (Berlin), Big Ben/Elizabeth Tower (London), the Eiffel Tower (Paris), the Colosseum (Rome), the Sagrada Família (Barcelona), and the Manneken Pis (Brussels). A reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is positioned to the right. The denomination "£0" and the text "Zero Pound" appear alongside the printer's imprint "PRINTED BY OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE / MADE IN FRANCE" at lower centre. |
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The zero-denomination souvenir note occupies a curious niche — legally unburdened by currency regulations yet deliberately aping the visual grammar of real banknotes. GBAR has leaned into this by commissioning Oberthur Fiduciaire, a printer with genuine central bank clients, giving the piece a substrate and security-feature finish well above the novelty end of the market.
R. Faille signs as C.E.O. — a nod to the fictional officialdom these notes parody.