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0 Euro - Verdun 1916-2016 - La porte chaussée et le monument à la victoire
| Issuer | EuroSouvenir |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Size | 135 x 74 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | VERDUN 1916 -2016 LA PORTE CHAUSSEE ET LE MONUMENT DE LA VICTOIRE EUROSOUVENIR 2016-3 0 0 VERDUN EURO SOUV ENIR R. FAILLE C.E.O. UEEW |
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| Reverse lettering | 0€ DASBRANENBUGERTOR BIGBEN COLOSSEO LATOUREIFFEL SAGRADAFAMILIA MANNEKEN PIS IMPRIME PAR OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE 0 EURO SOUV ENIR |
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EuroSouvenir notes occupy a peculiar niche — legal tender in denomination only, issued under a European Central Bank exemption that permits commemorative "educational" notes at zero face value. Oberthur Fiduciaire printed this one, which is fitting: the firm has supplied security printing to French institutions for generations and holds contracts across the eurozone.
The 2016 centenary of Verdun attracted a wave of commemorative merchandise, and this note sits in that current. Verdun was the longest single battle of the First World War — roughly 300,000 dead over ten months in 1916. The souvenir note market for that anniversary was substantial.