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0 Euro - Site des mégalithes de Locmariaquer
| Issuer | Centre des Monuments Nationaux |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of the interior of the Table des Marchand cairn at Locmariaquer (Morbihan), with petroglyphs carved into the capstone slab. The denomination '0 EURO' appears in large numerals, flanked by the 'EUROSOUVENIER' legend and the issuer inscription 'CENTRE DES MONUMENTS NATIONAUX'. Serial number and series designation '2023-1' are printed at upper left. |
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| Reverse description | Composite vignette of six iconic European monuments — Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, Lisbon's Belém Tower, the Eiffel Tower, Rome's Colosseum, Barcelona's Sagrada Família, and Brussels' Manneken-Pis — arranged across the note's face, with a reproduction of the Mona Lisa at right. The denomination '0€' and 'PRINTED BY OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE / MADE IN FRANCE' appear as underprint legends. |
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The Locmariaquer megalithic complex in Brittany includes the Grand Menhir Brisé — once the largest standing stone in Europe at roughly 20 metres and an estimated 280 tonnes before it fell and fractured into four pieces, likely during an earthquake in antiquity. The Centre des Monuments Nationaux has issued these zero-denomination souvenir notes since 2015 as a revenue and awareness vehicle for state-managed heritage sites, printed by Oberthur Fiduciaire on genuine banknote paper to euro specifications.
Legal tender they are not, despite the format. The ECB has explicitly tolerated the series provided no face value is claimed.