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0 Euro - Château de Vincennes
| Issuer | Centre des Monuments Nationaux |
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| Year | 2023-2026 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents an engraved view of the medieval Château de Vincennes, with its imposing 50-metre keep and surrounding curtain walls. The EU flag appears at upper left beside the large numeral "0" denomination, with a ring of gold and grey stars across the upper field. Issuer inscription and serial number appear at lower centre and right. |
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| Obverse lettering | CHÂTEAU DE VINCENNES EUROSOUVENIR 2023-1 0 CENTRE DES MONUMENTS NATIONAUX EURO SOUV ENIR R. FAILLE C.E.O. UEGB ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ |
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The Centre des Monuments Nationaux began issuing these souvenir zero-euro notes in 2016 as a revenue stream for heritage sites, with Oberthur Fiduciaire producing them to genuine banknote specification — the same security paper, microprinting, and UV-reactive elements used in circulating currency. The program has expanded to hundreds of French monuments and tourist sites, creating a de facto collectibles market entirely detached from any monetary function.
Château de Vincennes is among the more defensible choices for the series — one of the largest surviving medieval fortified complexes in Europe, used variously as a royal residence, a porcelain manufactory, and a military prison before becoming a national monument.