0 Euro - Zoo des Sables d'Olonne

The zero euro souvenir note is a French invention that has become a minor collector phenomenon since its introduction around 2015, sold at tourist sites as licensed memorabilia rather than legal tender — the European Central Bank permits the format precisely because the face value eliminates any monetary function. Oberthur Fiduciaire produces the series under strict ECB security specifications, meaning genuine banknote paper and intaglio printing go into something explicitly designed never to circulate.

Zoo des Sables d'Olonne sits on the Atlantic coast of the Vendée. The 2025 date makes this among the more recent issues in what is now an enormous and fragmented series numbering in the thousands of distinct notes.