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0 Euro - l'aventure michelin
| Issuer | European Souvenir Banknote Association (ESBA) |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a circular purple underprint bearing two Bibendum (Michelin Man) figures shaking hands, commemorating the mascot's 120th anniversary. The denomination "0" appears in guilloche to the left, with the EU flag vignette at upper left and series code "2018-7" below. The signature of R. Faille, C.E.O., appears at lower right above the serial number prefix UEGS. |
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| Reverse lettering | 0€ TORRE DE BELEM DAS BRANDENBURGER TOR COLOSSEO LA TOUR EIFFEL SAGRADA FAMILIA MANNEKEN PIS IMPRIME PAR OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE 0 EURO SOUV ENIR |
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The zero-euro souvenir note program launched in France around 2015 and quickly became a serious secondary market. This Michelin-themed piece was issued through the ESBA framework, which standardizes security features — including a genuine eurion constellation and UV-reactive elements — across the entire souvenir series, making them technically more sophisticated than many circulating notes from smaller issuing authorities.
Oberthur Fiduciaire's involvement is worth noting. The firm has printed currency for dozens of sovereign states; applying that same infrastructure to a commemorative zero-denomination piece is an unusual deployment of high-security production capacity.