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0 Euro - Le Mémorial de Caen
| Issuer | Le Mémorial de Caen |
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| Year | 2018 |
| Type | Souvenir banknote |
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| Obverse description | Issued to mark the 30th anniversary of the Mémorial de Caen (est. 6 June 1988), the obverse carries a central vignette of a Hawker Typhoon fighter-bomber in flight, commemorating its decisive role against German armoured divisions during the Battle of Normandy. The denomination '0' appears twice in large numerals against a guilloche underprint, flanked by the museum's name and series reference 'JP656 BR S'. |
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| Reverse lettering | 0€ DASBRANENBUGERTOR TORRE DE BELEM COLOSSEO LATOUREIFFEL SAGRADAFAMILIA MANNEKEN PIS IMPRIME PAR OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE MADE IN FRANCE 0 EURO SOUV ENIR |
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The Mémorial de Caen is one of France's principal museums dedicated to the Second World War and the Normandy landings, built on a site directly above a German military headquarters used during the occupation. These zero-euro souvenir notes were introduced in France around 2015 as a private commercial venture, printed by Oberthur Fiduciaire — the same firm responsible for a significant share of genuine euro production — using the same security substrates and features as circulating currency. That choice was deliberate: the tactile authenticity is the point of sale.
Not legal tender anywhere. Collected primarily as tourist keepsakes, they have no redemption value and were never intended to circulate.