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0 Euro - La Rochelle - Aquarium Requin
| Issuer | Aquarium de La Rochelle |
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| Year | 2015 |
| Type | Souvenir banknote |
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| Reverse description | Vignette composed of four celebrated French architectural monuments — the Pont du Gard, Mont Saint-Michel, the Eiffel Tower, and Notre-Dame de Paris — arranged across the note. A reproduction of the Mona Lisa appears at right, with the '0 EURO' denomination integrated into the design in the standard EuroSouvenir format. |
| Reverse lettering | 0€ 0 EURO SOUV ENIR |
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The souvenir zero-euro note series, of which this is an early example, was launched commercially in 2015 by Richard Faille's company Euro Souvenir as a legal-format collectible printed on genuine security paper. Oberthur Fiduciaire produced the notes to De La Rue-grade specifications — proper cotton substrate, security thread, and UV features — giving them the physical feel of circulating currency despite carrying no monetary value. The Aquarium de La Rochelle, one of France's most-visited aquaria, was among the first wave of institutional partners.
Demand badly outpaced expectations in the first year, with vending machines at participating sites regularly selling out.