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0 Euro - Museum aan de Ijzer Diksmuide
| Issuer | EuroSouvenir |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Size | 135 x 74 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of the IJzer Tower and the Arch of Peace at Diksmuide against a pale guilloche underprint; large numeral "0" to the left, European Union flag vignette at upper left, holographic foil element at upper right. Series code and prefix printed at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | MUSEUM AAN DE IJZER DIKSMUIDE (ou NIEUWPOORT) EUROSOUVENIR 2018-1 0 0 EURO SOUV ENIR R. FAILLE C.E.O. ZEAG |
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The "0 euro" souvenir note program, administered by EuroSouvenir and printed by Oberthur Fiduciaire, occupies a curious legal niche: these notes are officially authorized by the European Central Bank to bear euro design conventions, yet carry no monetary value and are exempt from counterfeiting law. Oberthur produces them to genuine banknote specification — security paper, holograms, intaglio — which is precisely the point. The collectibility depends entirely on the authenticity of the manufacturing process.
The Museum aan de IJzer in Diksmuide sits on one of the most contested stretches of the Western Front, where the Yser River marked the furthest Belgian defensive line held throughout the entirety of World War One.