0 Euro - Brescia Il Capitolium

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.