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0 Euro - Guyane - Cacao - Le Planeur Bleu titanus giganteus
| Issuer | Eurosouvenirs |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Value | 0 Euro (0 EUR) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents a mating pair of Titanus giganteus, one of the world's largest beetle species, rendered in naturalistic detail against a decorative underprint. The insect is noted as the first protected insect of French Guiana. Inscriptions identify Le Planeur Bleu natural history museum in Cacao, Guyane. |
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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 titanus giganteus — the giant longhorn beetle, native to Amazonian rainforest including French Guiana — is a credible choice for a regional souvenir note, being among the largest beetles by body mass known to science. Whether "Le Planeur Bleu" refers to the business issuing the souvenir or a local shop is the kind of detail that rarely survives in catalog records. Oberthur Fiduciaire printed the piece, which puts the physical production quality well above the typical tourist-market novelty despite the denomination carrying no legal tender status whatsoever.