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| Issuer | EuroSouvenir |
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| Year | 2016 |
| Type | Souvenir banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of an Avicularia metallica (Matoutou spider) cradled in an open hand, set against a decorative guilloche underprint. The note commemorates Le Planeur Bleu museum in Cacao, Roura, French Guiana, known for its collection of endemic Amazonian insects and arachnids. Denomination "0" and EURO SOUVENIR inscription appear in the lower field alongside the series reference 2016-1. |
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| Reverse lettering | 0€ DAS BRANDENBURGER TOR BIG BEN COLOSSEO LA TOUR EIFFEL SAGRADA FAMILIA MANNEKEN PIS IMPRIME PAR OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE 0 EURO SOUV ENIR |
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EuroSouvenir notes are legal-tender novelties issued under a European Central Bank framework that permits commemorative zero-denomination pieces for the tourism market. This example, tied to French Guiana's cacao industry and the "Blue Spider" glider, was printed by Oberthur Fiduciaire — the same firm behind genuine euro banknotes for multiple member states, which is precisely why these souvenirs pass casual scrutiny so easily.
The watermark is the one concession to genuine security infrastructure, borrowed more for authenticity theater than any real anti-counterfeiting need on a note worth nothing by design.