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0 Euro - Sea Life Oberhausen
| Issuer | Euro Souvenir |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | SEA LIFE OBERHAUSEN EUROSOUVENIR 2022-4 0 SEA LIFE Oberhausen EURO SOUV ENIR R. FAILLE C.E.O. XECV ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ |
| Reverse description | Central composition of six European architectural landmarks — Brandenburg Gate, Belém Tower, Eiffel Tower, Colosseum, Sagrada Família, and Manneken-Pis — rendered in intaglio-style vignettes against a fine guilloche underprint. A portrait of the Mona Lisa appears to the right, with the face value '0€' at upper left and printer's imprint at lower centre. |
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Zero-euro souvenir notes were introduced in France in 2015 by Richard Faille, who recognized that the European Central Bank's regulations do not prohibit the printing of zero-denomination euro-denominated items — neatly sidestepping counterfeiting law while producing something that looks and feels like legal tender. Oberthur Fiduciaire prints them to full banknote specification, including the security thread, which is why collectors treat them seriously despite the denomination.
Sea Life Oberhausen, opened in 1994 on the site of a former gasometer complex in the Ruhr, is one of the older entries in the series. The Rhine-Ruhr industrial heartland makes for an unlikely aquarium destination, which is precisely the point of the souvenir format.