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0 Euro - Oradour sur Glane - 10 juin 1944
| Issuer | Union Européenne des Euro Souvenirs (UEES) |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Size | 135 x 74 mm |
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| Obverse description | Composite vignette of the martyred village of Oradour-sur-Glane, presenting views of the preserved ruins alongside the Centre de la Mémoire, issued to commemorate the massacre of 10 June 1944. Guilloche underprint frames the central imagery, with series identifier 2023-5 and UEES insignia incorporated into the design. |
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| Reverse lettering | 0€ DASBRANENBUGERTOR TORRE DE BELEM COLOSSEO LATOUREIFFEL SAGRADAFAMILIA MANNEKEN-PIS PRINTED BY OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE MADE IN FRANCE 0 EURO SOUV ENIR |
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Oradour-sur-Glane is one of the most documented atrocities committed on French soil during the German occupation — on 10 June 1944, four days after D-Day, the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich massacred 643 villagers and burned the town to the ground. De Gaulle later ordered the ruins preserved as a permanent memorial; the destroyed village still stands untouched alongside its postwar replacement settlement.
The zero-euro souvenir format, sanctioned by the European Central Bank for commemorative use but carrying no legal tender status, has become the standard vehicle for French memorial and tourist-site issues. Oberthur Fiduciaire's involvement gives the note genuine security printing credentials.