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0 Euro - Oradour sur Glane
| Issuer | Euro Souvenir (UEES) |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Value | 0 Euro (0 EUR) |
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| Obverse description | Vignette of the ruined church and bombed-out buildings of the Oradour-sur-Glane martyred village at right, with a burnt-out vintage automobile in the foreground. The large guilloche zero denomination numeral appears at left centre, flanked by the EU flag and series date. Inscriptions "SOUVIENS-TOI" and "REMEMBER" appear within a framed panel, with the EUROSOUV ENIR imprint at lower centre and R. Faille CEO signature at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | ORADOUR SUR GLANE EUROSOUVENIR 2018-3 0 0 SOUVIENS-TOI REMEMBER EURO SOUV ENIR R.FAILLE C.E.O. UEES |
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Oradour-sur-Glane was destroyed on 10 June 1944 when Waffen-SS troops of the Das Reich division massacred 643 inhabitants and burned the village to the ground. De Gaulle ordered the ruins preserved in perpetuity as a national martyr site — which is exactly why this souvenir note exists at all. The village has no functioning economy; it is a monument.
The Euro Souvenir program, administered by the UEES, uses genuine Oberthur-printed substrate and passes the technical specifications of euro banknotes while carrying a zero denomination, making them legal to produce under EU rules. Oberthur Fiduciaire has been printing security documents in France since the 1840s under various corporate names.