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| Issuer | Italy |
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| Year | 2020 |
| Type | Souvenir banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | PIZZA E MOZZARELLA - CAMPANIA EUROSOUVENIR 2020-1 0 EURO SOUV ENIR ECCELLENZE ENOGASTRONOMICHE ITALIANE LIMITED EDITION R. FAILLE C.E.O. SECN |
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| Reverse lettering | 0€ DASBRANENBUGERTOR TORRE DE BELEM COLOSSEO LATOUREIFFEL SAGRADAFAMILIA MANNEKEN-PIS PRINTED BY OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE MADE IN FRANCE 0 EURO SOUV ENIR |
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Zero euro souvenir notes are a French-origin phenomenon that spread across European tourist sites from around 2015 onward, printed by Oberthur Fiduciaire under a licensing arrangement that requires each note to incorporate genuine euro security features — including the EURion constellation and a holographic strip — making them legally compliant reproductions of the euro format rather than novelty items in the traditional sense. This Campania regional issue is one of dozens produced for the Italian market, themed around local gastronomy.
They carry no monetary value and are not redeemable, but they are legal to produce precisely because the face value is zero. Collectors should note that Oberthur has produced these in large enough quantities that scarcity is rarely a factor — condition and the specific regional variant matter more to dedicated zero-euro collectors than to the broader banknote market.