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0 Euro - Parc Olympique Lyonnais
| Issuer | EuroSouvenir / UEFJ (Union Européenne des Fabricants de Jetons) |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Value | 0 Euro (0 EUR) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of the Parc Olympique Lyonnais (Groupama Stadium) in Décines-Charpieu, east of Lyon, inaugurated in 2016 with a capacity of 59,186. The denomination '0 EURO' appears in large numerals against a decorative guilloche underprint, with the EuroSouvenir programme logo and series reference '2016-1' at upper left. Issuer inscription 'PARC OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS' runs across the upper border, with CEO R. Faille's signature and UEFJ certification below. |
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| Reverse description | Generic EuroSouvenir reverse with vignettes of six European landmarks: the Brandenburg Gate (Berlin), Big Ben (London), the Eiffel Tower (Paris), the Colosseum (Rome), the Sagrada Família (Barcelona), and the Manneken Pis (Brussels), arranged across the note. A reproduction of the Mona Lisa portrait occupies the right field, with each monument labelled in its respective language within a decorative guilloche framework. |
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The zero euro souvenir note program was launched in 2015 by Richard Faille, a French entrepreneur who obtained approval from the Banque de France to produce notes that are technically legal tender at face value — which is to say, worthless in any practical transaction but fully exempt from counterfeiting laws that would otherwise prohibit private production of euro-format paper. Oberthur Fiduciaire, one of the serious players in security printing, produces the series with genuine banknote paper and intaglio printing, giving these souvenirs a tactile authenticity that most collectors find immediately convincing.
The Parc Olympique Lyonnais issue appeared in 2016, the same year the stadium opened in Décines-Charpieu — the club's move out of the municipal Stade de Gerland after decades being a tenant.