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0 Euro - 825. Todestag Richard Löwenherz
| Issuer | Austria |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Value | 0 Euro (0 EUR) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents a crowned portrait of Richard I of England (Richard the Lionheart, 1157–1199), with his heraldic standard bearing three leopards to the left and a medieval fortress — the castle of Châlus-Chabrol or Dürnstein where he was held captive — rendered in the background. The denomination '0 EURO' appears in the upper field, flanked by the year dates '1157-1199' and the commemorative inscription '825. TODESTAG RICHARD LÖWENHERZ 2024'. Guilloche underprint in violet and rose tones frames the composition, with the issuer signature 'R. FAILLE C.E.O. NEBM' at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | The standard Euro Souvenir reverse carries a composite vignette of iconic European landmarks arranged across the note's full width against a violet and rose guilloche underprint: the Torre de Belém (Lisbon) at far left, the Brandenburg Gate, the Colosseum (Rome), the Eiffel Tower (Paris), the Sagrada Família (Barcelona), and the Manneken Pis statue (Brussels). Twelve gold and red stars of the European Union arc across the upper field, and the 'EURO SOUVENIR' logo with its orange-and-grey roundel appears at lower right. The denomination '0 €' is printed in the upper-left corner. |
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Richard I died on 6 April 1199 at Châlus-Chabrol after a crossbow bolt struck him in the shoulder during a siege — a wound he initially dismissed, which then turned gangrenous. The 825th anniversary of that death is the nominal occasion here. Austria's claim to him is specific: he was famously captured in December 1192 near Vienna while returning from the Third Crusade and held at Dürnstein Castle on the Danube, where Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI demanded a ransom of 150,000 marks of silver — roughly three times the annual English crown revenue.
Oberthur's zero-euro souvenir format is a French commercial product sold through tourist outlets, carrying no legal tender status anywhere. The Austrian connection is the capture, not the death.