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0 Euro - Grotte Chauvet 2
| Issuer | EuroSouvenir |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of Palaeolithic cave paintings from Grotte Chauvet 2 (Ardèche), the UNESCO-listed replica cave opened in 2015. The denomination '0 EURO' appears in bold numerals, with EUROSOUV ENIR and date series '2023-3' integrated into the design. Issuer code 'UEHQ' and signatory 'R. FAILLE / C.E.O.' are inscribed within the underprint. |
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| Reverse description | Six vignettes of iconic European monuments arranged across the note: Brandenburg Gate (Berlin), Torre de Belém (Lisbon), Eiffel Tower (Paris), Colosseum (Rome), Sagrada Família (Barcelona), and Manneken-Pis (Brussels). A vignette of the Mona Lisa appears at right. Printer's imprint and denomination occupy the lower register. |
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The Grotte Chauvet 2 is a full-scale replica of the Chauvet-Pont d'Arc cave in Ardèche, opened in 2015 because the original — containing some of the oldest known cave paintings, dated to roughly 36,000 years ago — was permanently closed to the public after humidity and foot traffic caused irreversible damage at Lascaux. The souvenir zero-euro program, administered under license from the European Central Bank, began in 2015 and has since become a minor collecting discipline in its own right, with print runs and regional exclusivity determining secondary market value more than any design consideration.
Oberthur Fiduciaire's involvement lends these notes genuine security printing credentials — intaglio, microprinting, and a holographic stripe are standard across the series.