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0 Memo Euro - Sea life - Scheveningen
| Issuer | Memo Euro Scope |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Value | 0 Euro (0 EUR) |
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| Obverse description | Green guilloche underprint with the large zero denomination numeral at centre-left and right. A central vignette presents a sea turtle amid coral branches with a seahorse at lower left, all in olive-green intaglio-style engraving. The SEA LiFE Scheveningen logotype appears below the vignette, with a ring of EU stars to the left and a shield emblem at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries the standard Memo Euro Scope design with a green guilloche ground, reproducing iconic European architectural landmarks including St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, the Atomium in Brussels, Big Ben in London, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Reichstag facade in Berlin, and a Dutch polder windmill with tulip motif. |
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Memo Euro notes are novelty items produced for educational and promotional use — they carry no monetary value and are not legal tender in any jurisdiction. This piece, printed by Royal Joh. Enschedé in Haarlem, benefits from a printer with a serious pedigree: the firm has been producing banknotes and security documents since 1703, and their involvement lends a degree of production quality well above typical souvenir ephemera.
Scheveningen, the coastal district of The Hague, has housed SEA LIFE Scheveningen since 1994 — one of the longer-running aquarium attractions in the Netherlands. The Memo Euro format was widely adopted by European tourist attractions in the 2010s and 2020s as a collectible with just enough banknote aesthetics to interest casual collectors without entering regulated currency territory.