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0 Euro - Nîmes - Maison Carrée
| Issuer | France |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Value | 0 Euro (0 EUR) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents an architectural rendering of the Maison Carrée, the ancient Roman temple in Nîmes (Gard department, Occitanie region), rendered in fine detail against a decorative underprint. The municipal emblem of Nîmes appears to the left of the temple façade. Inscriptions identify the monument, issuing authority, and the EUROSOUVENIR series designation, with the denomination expressed as 0 EURO. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries vignettes of six iconic European landmarks arranged across the note: Brandenburg Gate (Berlin), Tower of Belém (Lisbon), Eiffel Tower (Paris), Colosseum (Rome), Sagrada Família (Barcelona), and Manneken-Pis (Brussels). A reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa occupies the right portion of the design, alongside the printer's imprint and country of manufacture. |
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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.