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0 Euro - Cathédrale d'Amiens
| Issuer | Centre des Monuments Nationaux |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
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| Obverse description | Lilac and yellow souvenir note with a large intaglio-style vignette of the Cathédrale d'Amiens facade at centre-right, rendered in fine detail against a guilloche underprint. A large numeral "0" appears at left, flanked by the EU flag and series code "2018-1"; the issuer inscription "CENTRE DES MONUMENTS NATIONAUX" runs below the cathedral, with serial number and CEO signature at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | Standard Eurosouvenirs reverse with vignettes of six iconic European monuments arranged across the note: Brandenburg Gate, Belém Tower, Eiffel Tower, Colosseum, Sagrada Família, and Manneken-Pis. A reproduction of the Mona Lisa appears at right, printed by Oberthur Fiduciaire, on a multicolour guilloche underprint. |
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The 0 Euro souvenir note program, administered through the Centre des Monuments Nationaux and distributed via participating sites across France, was launched in 2015 as a collectible format with no redemption value — legally possible precisely because zero-denomination instruments fall outside EU regulations governing genuine currency. Oberthur Fiduciaire produced these on genuine banknote paper with the same security features used on circulating issues, which is part of the appeal and part of why they trade at multiples of their face non-value.
Amiens Cathedral holds the distinction of being the largest Gothic cathedral by interior volume in France, completed in the 13th century and largely intact — unusual given the fighting that swept through Picardy in both World Wars.