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| Issuer | EuroSouvenir |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Value | 0 Euro (0 EUR) |
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| Obverse description | Large vignette of the Hudson 232.U.1 steam locomotive rendered in a brownish-mauve underprint, occupying the central and right portions of the note. The European Union flag appears at upper left alongside the large numeral "0", with stars arranged along the lower border. The "EUROSOUV ENIR" logotype is printed at lower left, series code "2015-1" at upper left. |
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| Reverse description | Standard EuroSouvenir reverse with vignettes of four iconic French monuments — the Pont du Gard, Mont-Saint-Michel, the Eiffel Tower, and Notre-Dame de Paris — arranged across the note. A vignette of the Mona Lisa is positioned at the right. The denomination "0€" appears alongside the "EUROSOUV ENIR" logotype. |
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The zero-euro souvenir note program launched in France in 2015, with Oberthur Fiduciaire producing the first run of tourist-issue notes for participating museums and attractions. Mulhouse's Cité du train — home to the largest railway heritage collection in Europe — was among the inaugural sites. These notes are legal tender in the technical sense, backed by a formal arrangement with the European Central Bank, though that distinction is largely academic given their face value.
Oberthur used genuine banknote security features throughout: UV-reactive ink, a security thread, and intaglio printing. Collectors should note that the 2015 first-series notes carry different serial number prefixes than later reissues from the same attraction.