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0 Euro - Lourdes
| Issuer | European Association of Certificate Makers (UEEM) |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Value | 0 Euro (0 EUR) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of the Basilica of Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire rendered in intaglio-style engraving, overlaid with a large ghosted figure of the Virgin Mary in prayer at right. The denomination zero appears as a large intaglio numeral at left, alongside the EU flag Eurosouvenir logo and series date 2023-4. A fine guilloche underprint in violet covers the entire field. |
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| Reverse lettering | 0€ DAS BRANDENBURGER TOR TORRE DE BELEM COLOSSEO LA TOUR EIFFEL SAGRADA FAMILIA MANNEKEN-PIS PRINTED BY OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE MADE IN FRANCE 0 EURO SOUV ENIR |
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The zero euro souvenir note program, administered by the UEEM and printed by Oberthur Fiduciaire, has no legal tender status anywhere — these are sold directly to tourists as collectibles, with face value kept at zero precisely to sidestep European Central Bank regulations on currency issuance. Lourdes, drawing millions of Catholic pilgrims annually, is an obvious target location for the series. Oberthur applies genuine banknote security features to each note despite the purely commercial purpose, which is part of the program's appeal to collectors who want the tactile experience of currency-grade intaglio printing without the pretense of monetary function.