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0 Euro - PHARE DE CHASSIRON - ILE D'OLERON
| Issuer | Euro Souvenir (UERH) |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents an aerial view of the Chassiron Lighthouse, its distinctive red-and-white banded tower set within its circular keeper's compound on the rocky northern tip of Île d'Oléron, overlaid with a compass rose arc marked with cardinal bearings. To the right, a colour map of Île d'Oléron is inset against a lavender guilloche underprint, while the large purple zero denomination numeral occupies the left centre, flanked by the EU flag with series code 2024-3 and the multicolour Euro Souvenir logo at lower centre. A facsimile signature of R. Faille, C.E.O., and the serial number prefix UERH appear at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | PHARE DE CHASSIRON - ÎLE D'OLÉRON EUROSOUVENIR 2024-3 0 EURO SOUVENIR R. FAILLE C.E.O. UERH |
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The Chassiron lighthouse, at the northern tip of Île d'Oléron, has marked the dangerous confluence of the Pertuis d'Antioche and the open Atlantic since 1696 — the current tower, rebuilt in 1836, stands 46 metres tall and remains operational. The zero-euro souvenir program, administered by the UERH and printed by Oberthur Fiduciaire, has issued hundreds of these tourist notes since 2015, all bearing the same EURion constellation and holographic strip that make them technically compliant with euro security printing standards despite carrying no monetary value. Oberthur's involvement ensures the substrate and intaglio printing are indistinguishable in hand-feel from circulating currency.