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0 Euro Ail fumé d'Arleux
| Issuer | Eurosouvenier / Douaisis Tourisme |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Value | 0 Euro (0 EUR) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents a masked figure in traditional costume amid braids of smoked garlic and boats, evoking the local heritage of Arleux. The denomination "0" appears at left alongside the EU flag, with guilloche underprint in pastel tones throughout. Lettering at upper centre reads AIL FUME D'ARLEUX, with EUROSOUVENIR and issuer branding DOUAISIS TOURISME below. |
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| Reverse description | Six European architectural monuments are arranged across the vignette: Brandenburg Gate, Belém Tower, Eiffel Tower, Colosseum, Sagrada Família, and Manneken-Pis, set against a fine guilloche underprint. A portrait of the Mona Lisa occupies the right portion of the design. The denomination "0 €" and EUROSOUVENIER branding appear with printer attribution at lower centre. |
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Arleux, a small commune in the Nord department, has held an annual garlic fair — the Fête de l'Ail Fumé — since the 1960s, celebrating a smoked garlic variety with genuine AOC recognition since 2013. The fumage process, using peat smoke over several days, is specific to the Douaisis region and produces a product meaningfully different from ordinary dried garlic. Oberthur printed the wider 0 Euro souvenir series under license from the European Central Bank, which granted tolerance for these collector pieces provided they carry no legal tender status and are clearly distinguished from circulating notes.