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0 Euro - Kizoodo
| Issuer | European Association of EuroSouvenir Note Publishers (UEPT) |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Size | 135 x 74 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | KIZOODO EUROSOUVENIR 2018-2 0 0 EURO SOUV ENIR R. FAILLE C.E.O. UEPT |
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| Protection description | Top view of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, with the value '0' at the bottom edge; Foil patch at upper right corner of obverse. |
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The 0 Euro souvenir note program was launched in France in 2015 by UEPT, exploiting a technical loophole: because the face value is zero, these pieces are not legal tender and require no authorization from the European Central Bank, yet they are printed to genuine banknote specifications by licensed security printers. Oberthur Fiduciaire produces them on the same equipment used for circulating currency, which is precisely why the watermark and hologram are genuine rather than decorative approximations.
Kizoodo was a French children's entertainment brand. Whether that subject matter justifies banknote-grade security paper is a question the program has never felt obliged to answer.