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0 Euro - Brescia Il Capitolium
| Issuer | EuroSouvenir |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Value | 0 Euro (0 EUR) |
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| Obverse lettering | BRESCIA IL CAPITOLIUM EUROSOUVENIR 2017-1 0 0 EURO SOUV ENIR R. FAILLE C.E.O. SEQB |
| Reverse description | Six vignettes of European landmarks arranged across the centre — Brandenburg Gate, Torre de Belém, Eiffel Tower, Colosseum, Sagrada Família, and Manneken-Pis — set against a fine guilloché underprint. A portrait of the Mona Lisa appears to the right. Denomination "0€" printed at upper left. |
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EuroSouvenir notes occupy a peculiar niche: legal novelties rather than legal tender, issued under a scheme approved by the European Central Bank that permits zero-denomination collector pieces to circulate as souvenirs without conflicting with monetary law. Oberthur Fiduciaire produces them to genuine banknote security standards — UV-reactive fibres, proper intaglio printing — which is what distinguishes these from simple tourist ephemera.
The Capitolium in Brescia is one of the best-preserved Roman temple complexes in northern Italy, excavated seriously only in the nineteenth century. Its inclusion in this series placed it alongside far more internationally recognisable sites, a choice that reflects the programme's occasional willingness to champion regional archaeology over obvious landmarks.