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| Year | 2012 |
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| Value | 10 Euros 10 EUR = GBP 8.64 |
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| Reverse description | Reverse of this prop note reproduces the Europa series 10 Euro layout in red-orange tones, with a Roman-arch bridge vignette at centre and a map of Europe as underprint. The denomination numeral "10" appears at lower right alongside the "EURO", "PRΩP" and "EBPO" inscriptions, with the disclaimer legend printed vertically along the right margin. |
| Reverse lettering | THIS IS NOT LEGAL TENDER, IT S USED FOR MOTION PROPS 10 EURO PRΩP EBPO |
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| Comments |
Movie money — also called prop money or theatrical banknotes — is produced specifically to satisfy film industry requirements without creating instruments that could pass as genuine currency. In the European Union, the ECB has published strict guidelines on what constitutes a permissible reproduction: notes must be printed on one side only, marked "SPECIMEN" or an equivalent, or differ in size by at least 25% from the real article. This piece, sized to match an authentic Europa Series 10 Euro note, occupies legally ambiguous territory depending on jurisdiction and exactly how those rules are applied in production.
The presence of a watermark on what is nominally a non-negotiable reproduction is the detail worth flagging here — most compliant prop notes omit security features precisely to avoid any argument about intent.