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0 Euro J'y étais - I was there
| Issuer | Euro Souvenir |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Printer | Oberthur Fiduciaire (Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire; FCO; Oberthur Technologies), France (1984-date) |
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| Obverse description | The central vignette is dominated by a large rendition of the Eiffel Tower with the word PARIS spread across it in bold lettering, set against a light guilloche underprint in tones of lilac and gold. Flanking the tower are silhouette vignettes of athletes in action — a runner and a pole vaulter to the left, a gymnast and a golfer to the right — evoking the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The European Union flag appears at the upper left alongside a large numeral zero, a serial number prefix PARI, a holographic device at the upper right, and the EURO SOUVENIR logo at the lower centre-left. |
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| Obverse lettering | J'Y ÉTAIS - I WAS THERE 2024 PARIS 0 EURO SOUVENIR R. FAILLE C.E.O. PARI |
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The "J'y étais" series is a retail souvenir product sold at tourist sites across France and elsewhere in Europe — zero face value, no legal tender status, but produced by Oberthur Fiduciaire using genuine security paper and holographic strip, the same contractor responsible for a significant portion of actual euro banknote production. The choice to use a real security printer rather than a novelty press is a deliberate commercial signal: these sell partly on the credibility of the substrate.
Oberthur's involvement dates to the original euro rollout in 2002, which gives the souvenir line a plausible lineage — though the ECB has no role in authorizing or overseeing it.