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0 euro - L'AVENTURE MICHELIN - LE MILLE-PATTES
| Issuer | France |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Value | 0 Euro (0 EUR) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of the Citroën DS 'Mille-Pattes' — a unique multi-axle stretched limousine body grafted onto a DS front end — rendered in intaglio-style engraving on a pink and yellow guilloche underprint. A large numeral '0' appears to the left of the vehicle, with the European Union flag and series code '2024-8' in the upper left corner. The Michelin and L'Aventure logos with the facsimile signature of R. Faille (CEO) appear at the lower centre, alongside the 'EURO SOUVENIR' emblem and the alphanumeric serial prefix UEGS. |
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| Obverse lettering | L'AVENTURE MICHELIN - LE MILLE-PATTES EUROSOUVENIR 2024-8 0 Michelin / L'Aventure EURO SOUVENIR R. FAILLE UEGS |
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Zero-euro souvenir notes have been sold at French tourist attractions since 2015, printed by Oberthur Fiduciaire under license from the European Central Bank, which permits their production provided they carry no monetary value and cannot be mistaken for legal tender. This example was issued for L'Aventure Michelin, the museum dedicated to the tyre company's history located in Clermont-Ferrand, Michelin's home city since its founding in 1889. The caterpillar — mille-pattes — is a direct reference to Bibendum, the Michelin Man, whose tubular body has drawn the obvious comparison since the mascot was designed by O'Galop in 1898.
Oberthur's involvement is fitting: they print actual banknotes for numerous sovereign states, so the production quality here exceeds what the zero face value might suggest.