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0 Euro - Cerza - Parc zoologique de Lisieux
| Issuer | EuroSouvenir |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Size | 133 x 72 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette comprises a giraffe, tiger, and rhinoceros — resident animals of the Centre d'Étude et de Reproduction Zoologique Augeron (CERZA) in Lisieux, Calvados, Normandy. The face value "0" appears twice in the lower field with the EuroSouvenir underprint and guilloche background. Series identifier "2015 -1" is printed at upper right. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries vignettes of four iconic French monuments arranged in a panoramic composition: the Pont du Gard aqueduct, Mont Saint-Michel, the Eiffel Tower, and Notre-Dame de Paris. The face value "0€" is printed in the lower field against a guilloche underprint consistent with the EuroSouvenir series standard reverse design. |
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The zero euro souvenir note program was launched in France in 2015 by a private firm operating under the EuroSouvenir brand, exploiting a legal quirk: euro banknotes of zero face value are not legal tender and therefore fall outside the ECB's strict currency regulations, allowing private entities to produce them freely provided they carry the standard euro aesthetic. Oberthur Fiduciaire printed the inaugural run, including this Cerza issue, bringing genuine central-bank-grade security printing — including intaglio and holographic elements — to what is essentially a theme park collectible.
Cerza, the zoological park outside Lisieux in Normandy, was among the first wave of French attractions to participate. The notes sold at the site for a few euros each and entered philatelic circulation almost immediately, rarely seeing a wallet.