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0 Euro Remparts d'Aigues-Mortes
| Issuer | Centre des Monuments Nationaux, France |
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| Year | 2018-2020 |
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| Size | 135 x 74 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | REMPARTS D'AIGUES-MORTES EUROSOUVENIR 2018-1 0 0 EURO SOUV ENIR CENTRE DES MONUMENTS NATIONAUX R. FAILLE C.E.O. UEGR |
| Reverse description | Six vignettes of iconic European landmarks arranged across the note — Brandenburg Gate, Belém Tower, Eiffel Tower, Colosseum, Sagrada Família, and Manneken-Pis — set against a guilloche underprint. A reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa appears at the right. Denomination and printer's imprint are shown at lower centre. |
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The 0 euro souvenir note program was launched by the European Collector's Edition company in 2015, with Centre des Monuments Nationaux among the first institutional partners to issue site-specific notes. These carry legal tender status under a technical interpretation of EU regulations — Oberthur's security printing credentials are genuine — but they were never intended for and will never enter circulation. The entire print run exists to be sold at the monument itself, typically at €2–3 per note.
Aigues-Mortes was Louis IX's purpose-built Mediterranean port, begun around 1240, used to launch the Seventh and Eighth Crusades. The ramparts are among the best-preserved 13th-century fortifications in France.