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| Issuer | Centre des Monuments Nationaux |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Value | 0 Euro (0 EUR) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries vignettes of six iconic European landmarks arranged across the note: Brandenburg Gate, Big Ben, Eiffel Tower, Colosseum, Sagrada Família, and Manneken-Pis, set against a fine guilloche underprint. A portrait vignette of the Mona Lisa appears at the right. The denomination 0€ and EURO SOUVENIR legend are repeated, with the printer attribution IMPRIMÉ PAR OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE at lower centre. |
| Reverse lettering | 0€ DAS BRANDENBURGER TOR BIG BEN COLOSSEO LA TOUR EIFFEL SAGRADA FAMILIA MANNEKEN-PIS IMPRIME PAR OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE 0 EURO SOUV ENIR |
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The 0 Euro souvenir note program, launched by the European Collector's Association in 2015, positioned these pieces as legal-curiosity collectibles — denominated at zero, they carry no redemption value but are printed on genuine banknote paper by licensed security printers, Oberthur among them. La Conciergerie's participation fits neatly with the Centre des Monuments Nationaux's broader retail strategy: the notes are sold at site gift shops for around five euros, making the denomination printed on them the least interesting number involved.
Oberthur's Rennes facility has produced French security documents since the nineteenth century. The hologram strip meets current euro-series specification standards, a deliberate choice to reinforce perceived authenticity.