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0 Euro - Berck-sur-Mer
| Issuer | EuroSouvenir |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Printer | Oberthur Fiduciaire (Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire; FCO; Oberthur Technologies), France (1984-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of multiple kites in flight above the characteristic beach huts of Berck-sur-Mer, a coastal commune in the Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France region. Denomination '0 EURO' appears in large numerals, with 'BERCK-SUR-MER' and 'EUROSOUVENIR' inscriptions. Series designation '2018 - 3' and designer initial 'R.FAILLE' are also present. |
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| Reverse description | Standard EuroSouvenir reverse with vignettes of six European landmarks: Brandenburg Gate (Berlin), Torre de Belém (Lisbon), Eiffel Tower (Paris), Colosseum (Rome), Sagrada Família (Barcelona), and Manneken Pis (Brussels). A reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa appears at right, with denomination '0€' and printer's imprint 'IMPRIME PAR OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE / MADE IN FRANCE' at lower centre. |
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The EuroSouvenir program, administered under license from the European Central Bank, permits the production of legal-tender-format notes with a face value of zero — technically valid as collectibles but worthless as currency by design. Oberthur Fiduciaire, one of the few security printers authorized to produce euro banknotes for the Eurosystem, handles the physical printing, which gives these souvenir pieces genuinely robust anti-counterfeiting infrastructure despite their novelty status.
Berck-sur-Mer, a coastal town in the Pas-de-Calais, has an unusual medical history — its dry sea air made it a major center for tuberculosis treatment in the nineteenth century, drawing patients from across Europe long before the town became a beach resort.