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0 Euro - Jeanne d'Arc - Saint-pierre-le-moûtier
| Issuer | EuroSouvenir |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
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| Obverse description | Vignette at centre-right shows a close-up portrait of Joan of Arc in armour with helmet, alongside a full-figure equestrian statue of the heroine raising a lance, rendered in intaglio-style purple guilloche underprint. The EU flag and the large zero denomination numeral appear at left, with the EURO SOUVENIR inscription at lower centre and the series code 2018-1. |
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| Obverse lettering | JEANNE D'ARC SAINT-PIERRE-LE-MOÛTIER 2018-1 0 0 EURO SOUV ENIR R. FAILLE C.E.O UEKW |
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The EuroSouvenir program produces these zero-denomination notes as legal-concept collectibles — they carry the visual grammar of genuine euro banknotes but no monetary obligation whatsoever, a distinction that required careful negotiation with the European Central Bank to establish the format as permissible under counterfeiting law. Oberthur Fiduciaire prints them on genuine security paper with the same equipment used for actual currency, which is precisely why they feel like the real thing.
Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier's connection to Jeanne d'Arc is specific: she besieged and took the town in November 1429, one of her last military successes before her capture at Compiègne the following spring.