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0 Euro - Grotte Cosquer
| Issuer | EuroSouvenir |
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| Year | 2022 |
| Type | Souvenir banknote |
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| Obverse description | Vignette of prehistoric cave paintings from the Cosquer Cave occupies the right portion, rendered in reddish-brown tones against a pale lilac guilloche underprint. At left, the European Union flag and a large numeral '0' are set above the multicolour 'EURO SOUVENIR' logotype, with a ring of twelve gold stars and a serial number in the lower right. |
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| Reverse lettering | 0€ DAS BRANDENBURGER TOR TORRE DE BELEM COLOSSEO LA TOUR EIFFEL SAGRADA FAMILIA MANNEKEN-PIS PRINTED BY OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE MADE IN FRANCE 0 EURO SOUV ENIR |
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The Grotte Cosquer is a genuinely unusual subject for a souvenir note — the cave itself sits entirely underwater off the Calanques coast near Marseille, its entrance submerged since the post-glacial Mediterranean rise roughly 10,000 years ago. It was discovered by diver Henri Cosquer in 1985 and contains Palaeolithic paintings dating back over 27,000 years, most of which remain inaccessible without scuba equipment. A replica, the "Villa Méditerranée" site in Marseille, opened in 2022 — the same year this note was issued, almost certainly timed to coincide with that opening.
Oberthur Fiduciaire produces the entire EuroSouvenir program under licence, applying genuine security printing techniques to what are legally non-circulating collectibles.