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0 Euro - Nickelodeon Land
| Issuer | Euro Souvenir / VEBN |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Printer | Oberthur Fiduciaire (Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire; FCO; Oberthur Technologies), France (1984-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette portrays SpongeBob SquarePants with Gary the Snail perched on his back, rendered in intaglio-style rosette printing on a multicolour guilloche underprint with scattered stars. The large numeral "0" appears to the left, flanked by the EU flag in blue at upper left and the "EURO SOUVENIR" block at lower left. Series date "2023-1" and facsimile signature of R. Faille (C.E.O.) are present. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries the standard Euro Souvenir design with vignettes of six iconic European landmarks — Brandenburg Gate, Belém Tower, Eiffel Tower, Colosseum, Sagrada Família, and Manneken-Pis — arranged across a fine guilloche underprint. A reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa appears at right. Inscriptions identify each monument and credit the printer. |
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The Euro Souvenir program, administered by the VEBN (the European Banknote and Novelty Collectors' association), produces these zero-denomination notes as legal collector items rather than currency — they circulate only as tourist purchases, typically sold at theme parks, museums, and heritage sites across Europe. Oberthur Fiduciaire prints them to genuine banknote specification, including security paper, which gives them a weight and feel indistinguishable from circulating euro notes. The Nickelodeon Land tie-in almost certainly corresponds to a specific park attraction, making these effectively dated souvenirs whose collectibility tracks the operating life of whatever installation commissioned them.