The concept of a Euro souvenir coin was founded in 1996 by Mr. Richard Faille from France in cooperation with the “Monnaie de Paris”. His idea was to create a personalized coin that museums, sights, monuments and theme parks can offer to their visitors and collectors. Over 60 million coins have been successfully sold in the past 18 years!

Building upon that success, and in agreement and cooperation with a renowned printing house, Mr. Faille went on to develop a personalized and high-quality “Euro Souvenir” note. The note, now known as the “Commemorative 0 Euro Banknote”, is printed from long-standing partner company of the ECB and has the following security features: Watermark, copper stripes, simultaneous touch, hologram, transparent register, security background, invisible fluorescent ink and an individual serial number that is unique to each note.