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0 Euro - Nîmes - Maison Carrée
| Issuer | France |
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| Year | 2025 |
| Type | Souvenir banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | MAISON CARREE DE NÎMES EUROSOUVENIR 2025-3 0 EURO SOUV ENIR R. FAILLE C.E.O. UEEJ |
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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 zero-euro souvenir note is a French invention — launched by Richard Faille's company in 2015 and printed under license by Oberthur Fiduciaire, the same Rennes-based security printer responsible for genuine euro banknotes. They are legal in design format, embedded with a genuine EURion constellation and security thread, but carry no monetary value and are explicitly exempt from counterfeiting law. The Maison Carrée in Nîmes is one of the best-preserved Roman temples anywhere in the world, constructed around 4–7 AD and dedicated to the grandsons of Augustus.
Napoleon reportedly considered it the most beautiful building he had ever seen.