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0 Euro - Cathédrale de Laon
| Issuer | EuroSouvenir |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of the façade of Laon Cathedral rendered in intaglio-style engraving in purple tones, occupying the right half of the note. To the left, a large numeral "0" underprint with the EU flag at upper left and series date "2018-1". Lower centre carries the "EURO SOUVENIR" inscription in multicolour letterpress with a signature and prefix code at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | Six European architectural monuments arranged as vignettes across the note, including the Brandenburg Gate, Torre de Belém, Eiffel Tower, Colosseum, Sagrada Família, and Manneken Pis. A portrait of the Mona Lisa appears at right. The inscription "IMPRIME PAR OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE" is printed at lower centre. |
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Laon Cathedral is among the earliest Gothic structures in France — construction began around 1155, predating Notre-Dame de Paris by a decade — which makes it a reasonable choice for the souvenir euro program that Oberthur Fiduciaire has been producing for tourism operators across Europe since the format was standardized. These notes carry no legal tender status anywhere; the "0 Euro" denomination is the point, a collector fiction designed to sidestep currency law while remaining technically compliant with EU regulations on euro-denomination banknotes.
Oberthur printed the series with genuine security features, including the same paper and some of the same anti-counterfeiting elements used in circulating issues.