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0 Euro - Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel
| Issuer | Centre des Monuments Nationaux, France |
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| Year | 2017-2020 |
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| Printer | Oberthur Fiduciaire (Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire; FCO; Oberthur Technologies), France (1984-date) |
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| Obverse description | Polychrome vignette of the Mont-Saint-Michel abbey rising from its tidal island, rendered in violet and yellow tones against a guilloche underprint. The European Union flag and the large numeral '0' appear at left, with scattered gold and pink stars across the field. The issuer inscription 'CENTRE DES MONUMENTS NATIONAUX' and a facsimile signature are at lower right. |
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| Reverse lettering | 0€ DAS BRANDENBURGER TOR TORRE DE BELEM COLOSSEO LA TOUR EIFFEL SAGRADA FAMILIA MANNEKEN-PIS IMPRIME PAR OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE 0 EURO SOUV ENIR |
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The zero euro souvenir note program was launched in 2015 by Richard Faille, a French entrepreneur, initially targeting tourist sites as a low-cost collectible with no redemption value and therefore no legal or monetary regulatory burden. Oberthur prints them to genuine banknote specification — same security paper, same intaglio printing — which is precisely the point. The tactile authenticity is the product.
Mont-Saint-Michel's edition is among the higher-volume releases in the series, given the site's position as one of France's most-visited landmarks. Scarcity is not this note's argument.