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0 Euro - Château de Carrouges
| Issuer | Centre des Monuments Nationaux |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Value | 0 Euro (0 EUR) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents a photographic view of the Château de Carrouges, a medieval moated stronghold in Normandy, rendered in monochrome against a rose-violet guilloche underprint. To the left, a large intaglio-style zero numeral flanks the EuroSouvenir flag logo with date series "2023-1"; the issuer inscription "CENTRE DES MONUMENTS NATIONAUX" and the signature of R. Faille (C.E.O.) appear at lower centre and right. |
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| Reverse description | Composite vignette of six iconic European landmarks — Brandenburg Gate, Belém Tower, Eiffel Tower, Colosseum, Sagrada Família, and Manneken-Pis — arranged across a multicolour guilloche underprint. A portrait of the Mona Lisa occupies the right margin. Denominations and monument names are lettered below each respective image. |
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The zero euro souvenir note program, administered through licensed distributors across European tourist sites, has been running since 2015 — a private commercial venture that exploits the legal right to issue denominations of zero, which carry no monetary value and require no central bank authorization. Oberthur Fiduciaire prints them to genuine banknote specification, which is precisely why collectors treat them seriously. Château de Carrouges, a Norman château in the Orne department managed under the CMN portfolio, joined the program in 2023.