Why Does Europe Have Zero Euro Banknotes?

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  • čas přidán 7. 10. 2020
  • Why Does Europe Have Zero Euro Banknotes? We travel Europe through its banknotes, exploring the landmarks of France, Monaco, Andorra, Spain, Portugal, the UK, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Austria.
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  • @HalfAsleepChris
    @HalfAsleepChris  Před 3 lety +680

    Part Two: czcams.com/video/i_6yobZpSns/video.html

    • @XanderWarr
      @XanderWarr Před 3 lety +3

      Thanks Chris

    • @ulutiu
      @ulutiu Před 3 lety +21

      Europe doesn't have 0 euro banknotes, some private company makes them and makes real money off them.
      No idea why you promote this pseudo-numismatic crap

    • @euneadventure3112
      @euneadventure3112 Před 3 lety

      wrong map buddy,Kosovo is a part of Serbia !

    • @goldin..
      @goldin.. Před 3 lety

      Thanks

    • @goldin..
      @goldin.. Před 3 lety

      Subscribed!

  • @alexwszolek9572
    @alexwszolek9572 Před 3 lety +35216

    They have zero Euro notes so they can pay when they go to the doctor's office.

    • @Veriox22
      @Veriox22 Před 3 lety +1694

      Facts

    • @TheBigCola0
      @TheBigCola0 Před 3 lety +394

      Iol

    • @27ratsinatrenchcoat90
      @27ratsinatrenchcoat90 Před 3 lety +732

      And that's on not leaving people to die😤😂🙃

    • @user_hat
      @user_hat Před 3 lety +2264

      American be like:
      Doctor: Alright! Your all fixed up! The bullets' out!
      Me: uh oh.. my wallet is empty..
      Doctor: *BANG*

    • @GeneralGob
      @GeneralGob Před 3 lety +71

      👌

  • @Maxime_K-G
    @Maxime_K-G Před 3 lety +9109

    "Aren't these banknotes literally worth zero euro?"
    Collectors: Yesn't

    • @ayjzertgamer4594
      @ayjzertgamer4594 Před 3 lety +95

      not really they are one of a kind so some are worth a few euros

    • @frostedpancake3882
      @frostedpancake3882 Před 3 lety +194

      ayjzert gamer *thats the joke*

    • @aapor2921
      @aapor2921 Před 3 lety +26

      They are around 5€

    • @FrozenBusChannel
      @FrozenBusChannel Před 3 lety +39

      @@ayjzertgamer4594 r/whooosh

    • @kawper4425
      @kawper4425 Před 3 lety +23

      @@aapor2921 r/woooosh
      And you better not respond with
      “r/ihavereddit”

  • @Wobbly_
    @Wobbly_ Před rokem +1004

    In short: They are used as souvenirs that you purchase. Depending on where you buy it, it displays the location of which you were located when you bought it.

    • @seetheanimal5867
      @seetheanimal5867 Před rokem +30

      So an environmental and fincancial waste and a financial scam all in 1

    • @seetheanimal5867
      @seetheanimal5867 Před rokem +13

      Sounds like Europe encapsulated

    • @technoturnovers7072
      @technoturnovers7072 Před rokem +109

      @@seetheanimal5867 you're acting like these aren't just as good of a souvenir as a postcard, or something; and it's not a fuckin scam, it literally says 0 euros on the note, nobody is gonna be fooled into thinking these have actual face value as a banknote

    • @TheMangazixy
      @TheMangazixy Před rokem +32

      @@seetheanimal5867 it's just a souvenir (it is a scam if you consider all souvenir to be one)

    • @michaelcherokee8906
      @michaelcherokee8906 Před rokem +3

      Thank you, I didnt understand from H-AC what their purpose was.

  • @stupidburp
    @stupidburp Před rokem +140

    In the past, an alternative to this has been using legal currency coins in machines that transform them into souvenir coins with no currency value. This has the effect of destroying some small amount of currency which can be problematic. Issuing zero value currency in local patterns as souvenirs not only dodges this problem, it adds a source of profit to slightly offset currency production costs in general.

    • @mikemx55
      @mikemx55 Před rokem +2

      It's not only problematic, but also in most countries is ilegal, as it is ilegal to deface money

    • @alexhelvetica
      @alexhelvetica Před rokem +6

      In Australia, it's quite common for the souvenir coin pressing machines to use US pennies instead of blank copper discs. Put in your $2s, and watch the machine deface foreign currencies

    • @erynn9968
      @erynn9968 Před rokem +1

      There are souvenir money with real value. Say, the same £1 but looking fancy. You don’t need to invent a wheel to solve this problem.

    • @therealkaspar
      @therealkaspar Před rokem

      Here in Estonia it's like this. You insert 2€ coin and 5 cents to the machine. 2€ is a fee and the 5 cents will be pressed into souvenir coin by rotating the handle mechanically changing the shape and size of the 5 cents.

  • @wow5212
    @wow5212 Před 3 lety +2299

    I guess you can call it a *ZEURO.*

  • @LpsPinkPetalPaws
    @LpsPinkPetalPaws Před 3 lety +3191

    “You don’t owe me anything!”
    Ah ok take this.

  • @Hexagonian
    @Hexagonian Před rokem +47

    This reminds me of a thing we have in the USA and Canada called "squished pennies". Its a legal defacing of federal money for the purpose of printing a landmark or touristic attraction onto a penny by replacing its 1¢ value with artwork. You insert your penny at a tourist destination and it crushes the copper into a blank canvas that can have a design printed on it. This seems very similar but ours aren't government issued.

    • @YouLilalas
      @YouLilalas Před rokem +10

      We have the exact same thing in Europe as well.

    • @Hexagonian
      @Hexagonian Před rokem +1

      @@YouLilalas Oh, huh. Interesting.

    • @bassplaya69er
      @bassplaya69er Před rokem +2

      Turn money in to "art".... Sounds like an old school NFT

    • @namename8004
      @namename8004 Před rokem +2

      Not legal in Canada. Also, not copper. Unless the penny was like 50+ years old.

    • @articdude833
      @articdude833 Před rokem +1

      Same thing here in México

  • @Fuer64
    @Fuer64 Před rokem +75

    Fun fact: Euro coins, unlike notes, do actually have different designs for different countries. That's something I found out recently and decided to comment after 1 minute into the video lmfao

    • @minephlip
      @minephlip Před rokem +8

      it made me obsessed with coins as a kid! Each country has a couple of different designs, and can be found very far from the country they originated from. I collected a lot of them, but as we live in the Netherlands, 90% of the coins were just Dutch, German, Belgian or French. France has some of the pretter ones i think. I used to hate the belgian one with the king on it bc it was really common and it's just a lame design to have an old man on there when you could litterally have anything else (though our own coins also have the current queen or kings face on them).
      it's really cool to come across like an cyprus or lithuania coin though. I don't think i've ever seen/noticed one!

    • @brexitgreens
      @brexitgreens Před rokem

      @@minephlip You couldn't be obsessed with euro coins as a kid because there was no euro back when adults were kids.

  • @carlitoxb110
    @carlitoxb110 Před 3 lety +1599

    Currency coverter:
    Zero Euro = 10000000 Venezuelan Bolivars

    • @mxplixic
      @mxplixic Před 3 lety +161

      "How much is that worth in Zimbabwe Dollars?"
      "I don't know, my currency converter doesn't go that high." :)

    • @derHutschi
      @derHutschi Před 3 lety +38

      You realize that this country is attacked economically because the didn't accept a 2% tax rate and 3% income rate on their own oil? It's the oil of Venezula but Shell and others go to their government crying when they have to pay.

    • @GamingProspector84
      @GamingProspector84 Před 3 lety +44

      10000000 Bolivars = 2 slices of bread 🍞

    • @altaruss2838
      @altaruss2838 Před 3 lety +41

      @@GamingProspector84 ...and tomorrow, only one slice.

    • @psyberplaylist4688
      @psyberplaylist4688 Před 3 lety +1

      Carlitox b LOL!!, that’s actually pretty damn funny!

  • @puresomenessd2146
    @puresomenessd2146 Před 3 lety +3001

    "How much would you like to donate sir?"
    *Hands over zero euro banknote*
    "Here, keep the change."

  • @valmarsiglia
    @valmarsiglia Před rokem +18

    I'm 53, and I remember the old national currencies. I'm all for the EU, but I miss the great variety of different notes and coins.

    • @Antarctide
      @Antarctide Před rokem +1

      "I'm all for the EU"
      You're part of the problem.

    • @valmarsiglia
      @valmarsiglia Před rokem +8

      @@Antarctide Aww, another frustrated Eurosceptic, lol.

    • @talete7712
      @talete7712 Před rokem

      @@Antarctide YOU are part of the problem if you think the EU is a bad idea and letting European countries face empires like the US and China alone is a good one

    • @brexitgreens
      @brexitgreens Před rokem +1

      "Woohoo, such an old man. He remembers national currencies." It was 20 years ago. Not 200. I'm a teenager and I remember them.
      P.S. I'm in the EU and every country I've ever lived in still has national currencies. I know euro only from TV.

  • @minephlip
    @minephlip Před rokem +17

    we have really large 5 euro coins as well. Like as big as a medal. They are made in small quantities, mostly for collectors i think, but as far as i'm aware they do actually have a 5 euro value and you could theoretically pay with it in a store.

  • @beavis4763
    @beavis4763 Před 3 lety +5974

    Imagine robbing a bank then opening all the bags they're filled with 0 Euro notes.

  • @HalfAsleepChris
    @HalfAsleepChris  Před 3 lety +684

    There seem to be a lot of comments claiming I don't answer the question in the title - I do, a whole minute into the video... 1:02 "These are souvenir notes, originally intended to promote tourism but which have since evolved into an encyclopaedia of the continent and beyond".

    • @billy007rodaway
      @billy007rodaway Před 3 lety +26

      I think you answered it clearly. Thanks Chris. Good video.....

    • @gamingrex2930
      @gamingrex2930 Před 3 lety +20

      Some people are dumb, ignore them. Loved the video!

    • @asal8823
      @asal8823 Před 3 lety +9

      just saved me 9 min of my live!

    • @Azrielfiend
      @Azrielfiend Před 3 lety +2

      Thanks. The whole video is very interesting, though.

    • @MountainDewbies
      @MountainDewbies Před 3 lety +1

      People are ridiculous

  • @Viviesstickers
    @Viviesstickers Před rokem +2

    7:54 thank you for being in our country and im happy that you like our banknotes

  • @jeschinstad
    @jeschinstad Před rokem +8

    Haha, I had no clue why EU has a zero-Euro note, so I watched, got the explanation, but was entertained and continued watching. Then I suddenly learned that Norway has a EU note. I'm gonna win so many free beers from this knowledge. Thank you! :)

  • @jcb5782
    @jcb5782 Před 3 lety +3407

    Title: *Why does Europe have zero Euro bank notes?*
    Me, a European: “We have zero Euro bank notes?

    • @isoldmysoultohetaliaandnow6271
      @isoldmysoultohetaliaandnow6271 Před 3 lety +105

      i've never heard about it either
      are they ever used? (no i didn't watch the video)

    • @apocalypsepreventionagency
      @apocalypsepreventionagency Před 3 lety +98

      @@isoldmysoultohetaliaandnow6271 they're souvenir notes so different countries can have their landmarks on notes

    • @NoobPolitikerMario
      @NoobPolitikerMario Před 3 lety +19

      Another european: No, we don't have euro bank notes with Zero Value!
      These are NOT Banknotes! They are souvenirs for Tourist and have nothing to do with bank notes!
      If you want to do something with real Euro Bank Notes use the cool website eurobilltracker.com where you can enter the notes you have(had) in your possession and track them! ;-)

    • @tizurl
      @tizurl Před 3 lety +20

      Truee, didn’t know about that either, as an European too

    • @floriflex
      @floriflex Před 3 lety +7

      Same

  • @Ama-Elaini
    @Ama-Elaini Před 3 lety +2999

    I live in the Eurozone and I've haven't heard about this until now.

    • @mittamoa
      @mittamoa Před 3 lety +72

      Same

    • @robhulluk
      @robhulluk Před 3 lety +195

      Same. It seems they are aimed at tourists not locals!

    •  Před 3 lety +127

      Yeah I still don't believe these are a thing. Or at least in no way "official". I'm Finnish and have never heard of these before.

    • @ation49
      @ation49 Před 3 lety +5

      Same

    • @trueblue9898
      @trueblue9898 Před 3 lety +5

      Same, I’ve never seen them until now

  • @nsbhater
    @nsbhater Před rokem

    Can't wait for part 2!! 🤸‍♀️
    U r so talented. Chris💫

  • @TheMexxjam
    @TheMexxjam Před rokem +3

    To make it short: No, they're not official. They're not Banknotes. They're not issued by official central banks. They are just souveniers.

    • @PumpKing96
      @PumpKing96 Před rokem +1

      Thank you. What a clickbaity joke of a video.

  • @mlc4495
    @mlc4495 Před 3 lety +6612

    I'm from a Eurozone country and this is literally the first time I've heard of such Euro banknotes.

    • @cplcabs
      @cplcabs Před 3 lety +328

      It’s just a souvenir, nothing more

    • @MJ-uk6lu
      @MJ-uk6lu Před 3 lety +114

      I have only heard of special coins that can be used for buying things, but not 0 Euro banknotes.

    • @minimoonie6431
      @minimoonie6431 Před 3 lety +12

      Yeah uh, same

    • @ceolnaheireann828
      @ceolnaheireann828 Před 3 lety +7

      Same

    • @ceolnaheireann828
      @ceolnaheireann828 Před 3 lety +47

      I had a dream about a 3 euro coin when I was little lol

  • @gene7511
    @gene7511 Před 3 lety +441

    1:24: /€0 for €3/
    My brain: This has been the worst trade deal in the history of trade deals, maybe ever

    • @rolandhazuki8787
      @rolandhazuki8787 Před 3 lety +25

      Pay for free 😂

    • @c0mpu73rguy
      @c0mpu73rguy Před 3 lety +3

      Selling one dollar coins for one dollar... Maybe?

    • @dualb.o.x
      @dualb.o.x Před 3 lety

      Lol

    • @biel27
      @biel27 Před 3 lety +1

      Reverse comunism?; kkkkkkk lol...

    • @Knightmessenger
      @Knightmessenger Před 3 lety +2

      Worse than the trade deals Trump campaigned against, like NAFTA?

  • @robert.halpern
    @robert.halpern Před rokem

    Great video, interesting topic and I learned a lot. (Also great animations!)

  • @BooksForever
    @BooksForever Před rokem +1

    Brilliant concept put into action! This is fantastic!

  • @catisioo
    @catisioo Před 3 lety +632

    When you've lived in Europe for your entire life and have never heard of this

    • @DrPP-zy8cd
      @DrPP-zy8cd Před 3 lety +14

      same here in Latvia, i have never heard of this

    • @steemlenn8797
      @steemlenn8797 Před 3 lety +1

      +1

    • @catisioo
      @catisioo Před 3 lety +2

      @@DrPP-zy8cd I'm from Latvia too lol

    • @milanstevic8424
      @milanstevic8424 Před 3 lety +3

      @@MrNyathi1 as a non-tourist traveller, you're welcome in Serbia. not that we don't like tourists, but you'll get the most of your stay with the right attitude. we're pretty hot destination anyway, due to having a very different, open and inviting culture (unlike the most of the Europe, I hate to say), handsome people, and beautiful lands, so if we could choose (obviously we can't, but I wish), I feel that your mentality, in general, should be rewarded, and it's certainly better for us in the long run. so, if you ever consider Balkan peninsula as your next destination, welcome!

    • @TheTasberry
      @TheTasberry Před 3 lety +3

      Im french and i never heard about that xD

  • @kylianwieringa5862
    @kylianwieringa5862 Před 3 lety +1126

    "Whoah, this is... Worthless!" "It's less than worthless, my boy!"

    • @Skitarii_MTF_Nu-7_1971
      @Skitarii_MTF_Nu-7_1971 Před 3 lety +11

      Gravity falls reference.

    • @Dofk_e
      @Dofk_e Před 3 lety +3

      I live(I was born)in Europe,maybe in the part of it I'm in there isn't but we have no 0 Eur Banknotes..I have never heard about them either 😕

    • @Budder136
      @Budder136 Před 3 lety +4

      Quentin trembly the third?

    • @bodek
      @bodek Před 3 lety +3

      no, it's exactly worthless

    • @wellthen4128
      @wellthen4128 Před 3 lety +3

      @@Budder136 He won by a landslide!!

  • @SashaGrace94
    @SashaGrace94 Před rokem +1

    Just got back from France and while I was there I picked up a note not shown in this video, one with a Concorde, from the Musee de l’air et de l’espace to go with my other Concorde stuff. Was buzzing when I saw the machine and had to get one!!!

  • @Private-GtngxNMBKvYzXyPq

    I really enjoyed this. Thank you for sharing.

  • @WhoAmI2YouNow
    @WhoAmI2YouNow Před 3 lety +517

    What do you want as a present?
    "Ah just nothing!"
    Allright, here you go.

    • @2tto.C
      @2tto.C Před 3 lety +8

      I will be the happiest man of the world because they don't bought me new clothes or shoes (who cares about clothes or shoes)

    • @petergriffin2022
      @petergriffin2022 Před 3 lety

      I would love it

    • @pvshka
      @pvshka Před 3 lety

      @@2tto.C ahhh, yes, imagine having something to wear on your body and feet 🤔

    • @2tto.C
      @2tto.C Před 3 lety +3

      @@pvshka yes! imagine having them.

  • @Ivytheherbert
    @Ivytheherbert Před 3 lety +746

    When Greece starts repaying their debts to other European countries

    • @Tremor244
      @Tremor244 Před 3 lety +10

      ayy lmao

    • @jugganaut33
      @jugganaut33 Před 3 lety +2

      Maybe if they stopped funding a proxy war to continue in Libya... then they’d have enough money to pay off their debt.

    • @theemperor-wh40k18
      @theemperor-wh40k18 Před 3 lety +2

      @Constantine Soteriou you make it sound like all Greeks are sensitive that can't take a joke...

    • @serenityssolace
      @serenityssolace Před 3 lety +2

      @@jugganaut33 What do you mean?

    • @fica1137
      @fica1137 Před 3 lety +6

      @@jugganaut33 Greece's proxy war on Libya?

  • @senrather5854
    @senrather5854 Před rokem +2

    I am from India and here an NGO printed 0 notes supported by the government to fight against corruption if someone wants any price the NGO is inspired to give them this 0 notes which was printed by them this is our way to tackle corruption.

  • @SynthesizedStu
    @SynthesizedStu Před rokem +1

    Hi Chris! I seen very interesting your video! If you travel again to France, you can get an another very cool Zero Banknote from the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace! Cheers!

  • @holabuenosdias28030
    @holabuenosdias28030 Před 3 lety +1455

    Cahsier: your total is $0.00
    " *oh shoot, I dont have 0 dollars* "

  • @katgor42
    @katgor42 Před 3 lety +489

    As an European, this is the first time I ever heard of this banknotes.

  • @carmenm.4091
    @carmenm.4091 Před rokem

    The Netherlands went full on into the “Zero Euros” souvenirs 🤣 and I didn’t even know of the existence before this video!! We looked it up on internet….how many?😱 Great video! ❣️

  • @Jordanthecool7
    @Jordanthecool7 Před rokem +1

    This bank note is the only one that experienced deflation lmfao . Worth more as time goes on

  • @catthebutcher9438
    @catthebutcher9438 Před 3 lety +573

    Thats smart this banknote is immune to inflation

    • @honestwong8942
      @honestwong8942 Před 3 lety +61

      It's all until someone force air into the note to literally inflate it

    • @catthebutcher9438
      @catthebutcher9438 Před 3 lety +9

      @@honestwong8942 :O
      I didn't think of that

    • @nahometesfay1112
      @nahometesfay1112 Před 3 lety +7

      @@honestwong8942 They thought ahead and perforated them!

    • @hendrikdependrik1891
      @hendrikdependrik1891 Před rokem +6

      Maybe Erdogan should couple the lira to the 0 euro standard.

    • @Bos_Meong
      @Bos_Meong Před rokem +5

      wait till a shop only accepts 0 euro bank note with certain picture worth different value

  • @felix0003
    @felix0003 Před 3 lety +1873

    Imagine half asleep chris gets robbed, and the robber is like:
    Okay, here we have *0 euro*
    *visible confusion*

  • @the_kombinator
    @the_kombinator Před rokem +1

    I remember using Francs. I lost a 10F coin in a sandy staircase on my way to the local pool (at the bottom of a quarry, why not). I wonder if anyone found it since.... 1994?

  • @late8641
    @late8641 Před rokem +11

    Omg, I have like 10 of those already! Whenever I travel across Europe, at every tourist destination I check if they have one of those. They're simple, easy to carry, and they're fun when you have a lot of them.

    • @brexitgreens
      @brexitgreens Před rokem

      They are a hassle to change.

    • @late8641
      @late8641 Před rokem

      @@henrimalasi4200 As a matter of fact, I recently visited Vienna but couldn't find any.

  • @WoelerGaming
    @WoelerGaming Před 3 lety +2542

    Fun fact: An architect in the Netherlands built bridges in a town called Spijkenisse that look exactly like the (supposed to be) fictional bridges on modern Euro notes, making them no longer fictional.

  • @autumnisbetterthanspring
    @autumnisbetterthanspring Před 3 lety +846

    *Guy:* so how much?
    *Shopkeeper:* ah... that's for nothing
    *Guy:* here's your nothing

  • @Hairbrush_1
    @Hairbrush_1 Před rokem +2

    Fun fact: if you live in Europe you didn't know this existed

  • @kompatybilijny9348
    @kompatybilijny9348 Před rokem +2

    Simple - it's easier to buy from russia, if you have a banknote that perfectly matches the ruble in value.

  • @NicolaiLol
    @NicolaiLol Před 3 lety +1222

    The big ben "it's a mystery" bit really got me lol

    • @damianmatras8568
      @damianmatras8568 Před 3 lety +30

      Me too. Damn, it happened so long ago I almost forgot about it.

    • @dag1407
      @dag1407 Před 3 lety +7

      wait what happened?

    • @OsthatoAlfakyn
      @OsthatoAlfakyn Před 3 lety +76

      KingRed31 It's when the UK decided to leave the EU. It's taken them so long it's easy to forget it started in 2016 lol

    • @dag1407
      @dag1407 Před 3 lety +1

      @@OsthatoAlfakyn oh yeah lol

    • @DIEGO.L
      @DIEGO.L Před 3 lety +1

      I had to pause the video, that was just hilarious

  • @yukiyuka731
    @yukiyuka731 Před 3 lety +690

    Notes printing factory: oh no we have nothing else to do
    Government: *invents 0 euro notes*

    • @ArcanisUrriah
      @ArcanisUrriah Před 3 lety +16

      Now that is what is called job creation. lol

    • @testman9541
      @testman9541 Před 3 lety +5

      Actually they are busy printing the new british passport 🙄

    • @Tremor244
      @Tremor244 Před 3 lety +4

      do they ever stop printing money? I don't think so

    • @jbwebster
      @jbwebster Před 3 lety

      Which is --funny enough-- worth 3 euros.

    • @ulutiu
      @ulutiu Před 3 lety +1

      except it is not authorized by any government, just invention of private company

  • @nomore-constipation
    @nomore-constipation Před rokem +5

    Oddly enough, the zero more might actually be useful in transactions that need to legitimize a transaction in let's say business etc or transfer of your tag or plate in a government documentation process

    • @MrQuinnlord
      @MrQuinnlord Před rokem

      But they cost more than €1 to buy so wouldn't you just use a €1 ? And besides could you legitimise a transaction with non legal tender?

    • @mareksicinski3726
      @mareksicinski3726 Před rokem

      that is a thing that exists in common law jurisdictions only afaik, also they're worthe more than 0 bc of their collector value and the fact u need to pay to get them

    • @mareksicinski3726
      @mareksicinski3726 Před rokem +1

      @@MrQuinnlord theoretically it can be anything of value. But that is a common law thing specifically, doesn't apply mostly to other countries

  • @snackplaylove
    @snackplaylove Před rokem

    I flicked through the pile of notes in the gift shop to find cool numbers which made the staff glare at me 😂

  • @JamesLawner
    @JamesLawner Před 3 lety +414

    Cashier: "That'll be 10 euro"
    Me: *pulls out 1 euro and 0 euro*

  • @xavierpages2854
    @xavierpages2854 Před 3 lety +679

    There are also authentic false bank notes (it's written on the note itself) printed by the national banks. These are used to test run ATMs. There only sold to ATM companies, I saw them while auditing (for QC) several of these companies. Makes sense, but it's a bit strange to see an authentic false note.

    • @HalfAsleepChris
      @HalfAsleepChris  Před 3 lety +84

      That's really interesting, I had no idea. I'm gonna look into getting one

    • @ValkyRiver
      @ValkyRiver Před rokem +9

      Imagine dividing by 0€

    • @lordsiomai
      @lordsiomai Před rokem +30

      "is it fake money?"
      "Yesn't"

    • @OllieWales
      @OllieWales Před rokem

      Why don't they just use real money for tests?

    • @kahtyman7293
      @kahtyman7293 Před rokem +10

      @@OllieWales because they're real money, and i don't think you can use real money with the risk of it getting destroyed, so instead they're using testing money because they're not currency but an item

  • @starlight2622
    @starlight2622 Před rokem +2

    One of my favourite 0 bank note is the Musèe de l'air et de le space (the spelling is surely wrong but it's smth close to it) in Paris with the Concorde on it

  • @coooolibri
    @coooolibri Před rokem

    my parents moved with me and my sister from the east of germany,
    to the west in 1990. right after the wall fell. we waited for 7 years
    for our trabant car back then :D i think the mauerfall one would
    be a cool present for my parents.

  • @user-zz3sn8ky7z
    @user-zz3sn8ky7z Před rokem +460

    0:50 Fun Fact - the architecture on euro notes *was* entirely fictional, until the Dutch actually built some of it in real life (more specifically, they built the bridges on the backsides of those notes, so annoyingly none of them are shown in the frame)

    • @MikkoRantalainen
      @MikkoRantalainen Před rokem

      That's some nerdy dick move in the world of banks!

    • @chrisrib05
      @chrisrib05 Před rokem +15

      For the construction of a residential area in Spijkenisse, an architect decided to build the bridges (all 7 from all 7 bank notes) and had the Central European Bank approval
      All bridges are smaller than you could expect (~1 car wide and ~ 2m high), Tom Scott did a video about it

    • @firekind1980
      @firekind1980 Před rokem +2

      @@chrisrib05 GREAT SCOTT!

  • @phillipwilloughby5013
    @phillipwilloughby5013 Před 3 lety +595

    On the Euro coins, one side is the "common side" which is on every coin, and the other side is the "national side" which each country's central bank can put whatever they want on the coins they mint. The German coins have the Federal Eagle, the Irish coins have the Celtic Harp, the Spanish coins have the King of Spain. You can spend them in any country regardless of what country they're from. It would've been nice if they'd done the same with the notes, one side common, and the other side national, rather than having them universal.

    • @tillie_brn
      @tillie_brn Před rokem +66

      Yes ! As kids my brother and I would look at which countries our coins were from, and establish who had the coolest coins depending on how far or exotic the countries were (for French kids like us, 1€ from Cyprus was infinitely more valuable than 1€ from France). I still like to look at my coins today and imagine how they could've come to me all the way from Slovakia or Finland.

    • @user-qn9ku2fl2b
      @user-qn9ku2fl2b Před rokem +29

      well, fake coins aren't really a thing. handing several thousand euros in coins quickly becomes a problem...

    • @DrToonhattan
      @DrToonhattan Před rokem +22

      @@user-qn9ku2fl2b This isn't actually true, Britain not to long ago completely redesigned their pound coin partly due to the number of counterfeits in circulation.

    • @Orcahhh
      @Orcahhh Před rokem +7

      They also make special edition ones, where thz back is redesigned for some occasion, commemoration or such

    • @cat-.-
      @cat-.- Před rokem

      Yes at least do it for the 1 euro bills
      Now if white collar criminals starts to use briefcases full of counterfeit 1 euro notes then we have free movie material.

  • @Goofy2Max
    @Goofy2Max Před 10 měsíci

    I like how he presents it. It is both entertaining and informative.

  • @kingdededelicious
    @kingdededelicious Před rokem +2

    2:59 lemme get this straight, people pay money to get 0 money

  • @mafiosogamer1991
    @mafiosogamer1991 Před 3 lety +362

    "Buy a 0 euro note with 3 euro sToNkS!"

    • @derstoffausdemderjoghurtis
      @derstoffausdemderjoghurtis Před 3 lety +1

      Nice profilo picture♡

    • @mafiosogamer1991
      @mafiosogamer1991 Před 3 lety +2

      @@derstoffausdemderjoghurtis
      thanks, and i see what you are a man of culture as well...

    • @Xnoob545
      @Xnoob545 Před 3 lety +2

      What a bad deal! Infinity% markup

    • @diesereinemensch1337
      @diesereinemensch1337 Před 3 lety +2

      3.. euro.. note? my sarcasm sensor is broken so i cant tell dkdkdkkdkdk

    • @mafiosogamer1991
      @mafiosogamer1991 Před 3 lety +1

      @@diesereinemensch1337 ohhhh sorry i writed "note" accidentally (im not fluent at english)

  • @joaocunha7595
    @joaocunha7595 Před 3 lety +219

    When you are european and don't know these exist, yhea, that's me

  • @staticnetwork
    @staticnetwork Před rokem

    I can imagine a brief case full of these would be fun

  • @chrisk5651
    @chrisk5651 Před 11 měsíci

    I went to Austria last summer and went to Hallstatt, Salzburg and Vienna (although in the opposite order). Very very beautiful!!!

  • @jetsons101
    @jetsons101 Před 3 lety +599

    The "zero" notes can be used for a many things, a pay raise, tip's for the tip jar, gift from the tooth fairy, for the "naughty kids" on the list and so on. Very useful indeed.... This is a great video and your enthusiasm shows, a nice way to share local history. Keep up the great work and thanks for posting....

    • @musicexams5258
      @musicexams5258 Před rokem +81

      I'm just imagining some kid eager to receive a fat stack of cash, and then they throw a tantrum when all of the bills are 0 euro notes

    • @jetsons101
      @jetsons101 Před rokem +33

      @@musicexams5258 Would love them to pay my taxes......

    • @bubble4472
      @bubble4472 Před rokem +19

      You forgot paying for the medical bills

    • @leonardusl5141
      @leonardusl5141 Před rokem +17

      "Tips for the tip jar"?

    • @jetsons101
      @jetsons101 Před rokem +1

      @@leonardusl5141 Also the best way to pay liberal democrats as that's all they're worth.

  • @pyglik2296
    @pyglik2296 Před 3 lety +177

    1:25 What is this?! Zero euro for three euro? That's a daylight robbery!

    • @lzh4950
      @lzh4950 Před 3 lety +10

      Meanwhile in India some people released/used ₹0 notes to protest against bribery

    • @koifish4276
      @koifish4276 Před 3 lety

      oop

    • @takka6163
      @takka6163 Před 3 lety +1

      @@lzh4950 ??? When 🤣

    • @lzh4950
      @lzh4950 Před 3 lety +1

      @@takka6163 A few years ago I remember

    • @happinesstan
      @happinesstan Před 3 lety +2

      If they put 5 euros on and sold it for 5 euros, it would be fraud.

  • @Alberta1stPodcast
    @Alberta1stPodcast Před rokem +1

    It's a collector/tourism scheme. Originally a French guy did it now the central European Bank does it.
    This is actually genius if people actually get suckered into buying 0 notes for collecting

  • @reel7279
    @reel7279 Před rokem +1

    -Hello sir do you wanna purchase our new smartphone for 0€?
    -Sure! can i take it now?
    -I said for *0€*

  • @danielfilipe3784
    @danielfilipe3784 Před 3 lety +25

    I'm from Europe, Portugal and I have never seen or heard about this....

  • @logankirby8846
    @logankirby8846 Před 3 lety +90

    You’d think a flood in an aquarium would be a more liberating moment.

    • @lzh4950
      @lzh4950 Před 3 lety +4

      Think some Buddhists do participate in events where animals are released into the wild? Which has caused some controversy as some of the released animals are domesticated & thus unprepared to survive in the wild

    • @sendmorerum8241
      @sendmorerum8241 Před 3 lety +2

      @@lzh4950 What kind of crappy place releases unprepared animals? They sure aren't professionals.

    • @happinesstan
      @happinesstan Před 3 lety

      @@sendmorerum8241 The kind of crappy place that prevents the anima growing up in it's natural environment. ie anywhere with humans. Humans are so desperate to be important that they will take another living being and train it to be dependant upon them. We're animals.

  • @IroAppe
    @IroAppe Před rokem +1

    The 0 euro note is authorized by the ECB, and has many of the security features that normal notes have: Watermark, metal strips, tactile relief, hologram, micro print and see-through register (regular notes have some more). But it has slightly different dimensions compared to a 20€ note, and is not printed on the same paper as regular notes.

    • @kaasmeester5903
      @kaasmeester5903 Před rokem

      The various euro notes already have different dimensions.

    • @IroAppe
      @IroAppe Před rokem

      @@kaasmeester5903 You're right, thanks. I have added: Compared to a 20€ note.

  • @catlovingtrio
    @catlovingtrio Před rokem +2

    People: The US should stop minting pennies, they cost more to make then they are worth.
    Meanwhile, Europe:

  • @RemRin287
    @RemRin287 Před 3 lety +88

    Video: *Why Does Europe Have Zero Euro Banknotes?*
    Me, an European: "A *WHAT* now?"

  • @trondchristianhaug1429
    @trondchristianhaug1429 Před 3 lety +72

    I like the Norwegian Euro Note.
    Norway isn’t even a part of the EU, nor even close to using the Euro.

    • @trondchristianhaug1429
      @trondchristianhaug1429 Před 3 lety +7

      Also, below the Polar Bear warning sign it says “applies to all of Svalbard” just a little fun fact.

    • @freenational
      @freenational Před 3 lety +15

      The same can be said of Russia.

    • @casadellangelo
      @casadellangelo Před 3 lety +8

      Ditto UK. Shows how stupid these notes are.

    • @le_lapin
      @le_lapin Před 3 lety +1

      Japan has some too...

    • @paulwhat322
      @paulwhat322 Před 3 lety

      I know! That bit was confusing

  • @italiancookingdownunder3590

    Chris, you're great, absolutely great.

  • @TheNewGreenIsBlue
    @TheNewGreenIsBlue Před rokem +9

    Actually, this would be a cool idea for the US or Canada, to produce $0 bank notes for each state/province.

    • @michaelransom5841
      @michaelransom5841 Před rokem

      I looked up zero euro notes for Canada and the US and they already exist apparently!.. lol

    • @TheNewGreenIsBlue
      @TheNewGreenIsBlue Před rokem

      @@michaelransom5841 Yes, I know... but I mean $0 notes, not Euro notes.

  • @apscoinscurrenciesmore7599
    @apscoinscurrenciesmore7599 Před 3 lety +192

    The editing has a separate fan base 🙌😎👍

  • @fakshen1973
    @fakshen1973 Před 3 lety +183

    I like having a mad stack of these when visiting the European strip clubs.

    • @grrumakemeangry
      @grrumakemeangry Před 3 lety +2

      lmaoo

    • @incog0956
      @incog0956 Před 3 lety +22

      Good luck finding a strip club

    • @mac1991seth
      @mac1991seth Před 3 lety +10

      Seeing the market value of these notes, I think those would be some lucky strippers.

    • @alexandermartinelijiahshep6101
      @alexandermartinelijiahshep6101 Před 3 lety +2

      AVOID THE STRIP CLUBS LIKE THE PLAGUE! GIVE YOUR MONEY TO THE POOR AND LESS FORTUNATE INSTEAD OF THOSE WHO COMMIT WHOREDOM, HARLOTRY AND ALL TYPES OF ABOMINATIONS!! COMMON SENSE!!! PRAY FOR THEIR CONVERSION AND RELEASE FROM THE BONDAGE OF SIN AND RELEASE FROM THE WICKED WHO HAVE ENSLAVED THESE POOR UNFORTUNATE MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN!

    • @alexandermartinelijiahshep6101
      @alexandermartinelijiahshep6101 Před 3 lety +1

      @@incog0956 GOOD! I HOPE THEY CLOSE DOWN ALL THE STRIP CLUBS AND BROTHELS IN EUROPE AND THE WORLD!!!

  • @thetman0068
    @thetman0068 Před rokem

    The equivalent to this in America would be penny presses.
    At tourist locations across the country you can put two quarter-dollar coins into a machine with a penny and the machine will press the penny flat, embossing some image commemorating the location onto the coin material.

    • @Xalira
      @Xalira Před rokem

      They exist in Europe too! But what's interesting in this video is that these are proper banknotes.

  • @defeatSpace
    @defeatSpace Před rokem

    I thought I've had too much after that banknote blinks at me.

  • @TOSStarTrek
    @TOSStarTrek Před 3 lety +136

    Well, the USA still prints pennies. They cost more than a penny to print.

    • @Assault_Butter_Knife
      @Assault_Butter_Knife Před 3 lety +69

      I'd imagine printing a zero euro banknote also costs more than what it's worth

    • @beluwuga
      @beluwuga Před 3 lety +8

      @@Assault_Butter_Knife @topcommentgod

    • @incog0956
      @incog0956 Před 3 lety +16

      @@Assault_Butter_Knife considering they're sold at 3€ each I don't think so

    • @kaymish6178
      @kaymish6178 Před 3 lety +11

      Mint. Pennies are not printed they are minted, because if you eat them they taste like mint or if you stick them up your nose they smell like mint.

    • @GloriousChickenYT
      @GloriousChickenYT Před 3 lety +2

      @@remingtonsmooth1417 off to highschool with you.

  • @himynameisoliver
    @himynameisoliver Před 3 lety +400

    Cashier: “That’ll be ten euro”
    Dude: **pulls out €10 and €0**

    • @dr.pessima9582
      @dr.pessima9582 Před 3 lety +27

      Correction: *That'll be 10.0 euros*

    • @TheSwedishHistorian
      @TheSwedishHistorian Před 3 lety +60

      Dude: pulls out €1 and €0

    • @randomviewers8482
      @randomviewers8482 Před 3 lety +38

      1 euro + 0 euro = 10 euro

    • @homomorphic
      @homomorphic Před 3 lety +16

      @@TheSwedishHistorian thats the comment I was waiting for. Also, "that will be €1000" ... Pulls out €1 and 3x €0

    • @sanchitmehta6513
      @sanchitmehta6513 Před 3 lety +1

      @@randomviewers8482 you are a result of poor education system of your country

  • @CoastalKite
    @CoastalKite Před rokem

    The editing in this is making my GPU sweat 😅
    Brilliant work here mate!

  • @ForWeAreMany
    @ForWeAreMany Před rokem +1

    the answer is found at 0:21 seconds into the video: the 0 Euro bill is a SOUVENIR note. it holds legal tender for a kick in the ass at any participating store and comes with an exclusive local sling of slurs, insults and curses. available now in every euro-zone bank!

  • @HalfAsleepChris
    @HalfAsleepChris  Před 3 lety +429

    Head over to Instagram for the banknote giveaway! instagram.com/halfasleepchris

  • @jigglypuff52
    @jigglypuff52 Před 3 lety +350

    So these are basically the European equivalent of pressed pennies.

    • @TheAechBomb
      @TheAechBomb Před 3 lety +41

      yeah, except these are officially endorsed :P

    • @sertu1462
      @sertu1462 Před 3 lety +51

      Well we have pressed pennies here to. Though they are technically pressed cents here, but basically the same thing.

    • @niccolopaganini4268
      @niccolopaganini4268 Před 3 lety +23

      Nah we literally have pressed pennies, at least here in Germany too haha

    • @MattCrawley_Music
      @MattCrawley_Music Před 3 lety +1

      Thanks. Now I don’t need to watch it

    • @themadscientest
      @themadscientest Před 3 lety

      Yeah but cooler.

  • @mjc5509
    @mjc5509 Před rokem +1

    Where I get these O Euro notes ?.Great for my neices and nephew's birthday cards haha

  • @LordDucarius
    @LordDucarius Před rokem

    I got a note like this 2016 in monaco at the museum for oceanography, still have it today

  • @gio9789
    @gio9789 Před 3 lety +72

    who else lives in europe and never seen one of these

  • @fenhen
    @fenhen Před 3 lety +91

    Sounds like when Rick toppled the galactic government.

  • @devoutmordexfollower5289

    I love that it has security features as if someone would countefiet it lmao

  • @fsantosneto
    @fsantosneto Před rokem +1

    These zero notes can be joined to a note of, for instance, one euro increasing its value to 10 or to 100 or to 1000 euros, or more, depending of the zero notes available.

    • @thewitness8321
      @thewitness8321 Před rokem +1

      If you put the 0 € the wrong way around you ÷ it's value by 10

    • @fsantosneto
      @fsantosneto Před rokem +1

      @@thewitness8321 As well...

  • @RayMak
    @RayMak Před 3 lety +716

    In this pandemic, toilet paper could worth more

    • @ArpaZha
      @ArpaZha Před 3 lety +1

      Ye

    • @toxicale72
      @toxicale72 Před 3 lety +1

      Ye

    • @henk-3098
      @henk-3098 Před 3 lety +23

      dude, even before the pandemic, toilet paper is worth more than €0

    • @toxicale72
      @toxicale72 Před 3 lety +6

      @@henk-3098 you ruined it

    • @faniafitranti4298
      @faniafitranti4298 Před 3 lety +6

      Why I often found you at any comment on videos I've watched 😅😂

  • @Rottenation
    @Rottenation Před 3 lety +21

    This video: because tourism, now let's spend the next 9 minutes looking at my collection

  • @dimitritrialonis4236
    @dimitritrialonis4236 Před rokem +1

    Actually, I've obtained a 0 euro note from France that wasn't on your list. It's from Oradour-sur-glane. It's an open air museum

  • @TheRandomRager
    @TheRandomRager Před rokem +2

    Me: *gets a 0 euro note*
    "I KNOW I'M IN DEBT YOU DON'T HAVE TO RUB IT IN!" 😭

  • @justacreeperpassingby9895
    @justacreeperpassingby9895 Před 3 lety +133

    I feel rich I have the
    marine land €0 note
    Me and mom went before it the aquarium flooded and I got one
    I feel special

  • @martinhertog5357
    @martinhertog5357 Před rokem +1

    At about 7:20 the guy in the 50 zloty note winks, nice!

  • @jonathannuamah3296
    @jonathannuamah3296 Před rokem +1

    This is actually real. The zero euros are the most valuable euro bank note, as they can be used to add zeros to any other euro.
    €50 + €0 = €500

  • @theMixElite
    @theMixElite Před 3 lety +247

    Don’t fool yourself. You came here to read the comments.

    • @Frazer227
      @Frazer227 Před 3 lety +1

      Ye

    • @thetilde8999
      @thetilde8999 Před 3 lety +4

      Yeah, I wouldn’t come to the comments to eat couscous

    • @maxstone2380
      @maxstone2380 Před 3 lety +1

      @Adolf Hitler Please shut up.

    • @maxstone2380
      @maxstone2380 Před 3 lety +1

      @Adolf Hitler Or else I'm taking you to Israel.

    • @ojjo32106
      @ojjo32106 Před 3 lety +1

      To think how can I get those notes.

  • @kgv5179
    @kgv5179 Před 3 lety +27

    I like how 0 euros cost 3 euros. 🤣🤣😂😂 At 1:24 just to point out.

    • @antipoti
      @antipoti Před 3 lety +1

      Worst trade deal in the history of trade deals? 😅

    • @lifequotient
      @lifequotient Před 3 lety

      @@antipoti LOL 🤣🤣🤣

  • @1Darco1
    @1Darco1 Před rokem +1

    Is there any list of vending machines for these banknotes by country or city? Seems like a hole in our current encylopedia that is the Internet :o

  • @kaspalone
    @kaspalone Před rokem

    I only managed to get a few noted on Brussels. I did not see them anywhere else OR might have missed them. I guess next time I go I'll try to look for them.