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0 franc - Freddie Mercury
| Issuer | Switzerland (1848-date) |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Size | 135 × 74 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | FREDDIE MERCURY MONTREUX 2019-2 0 SOUVENIR QUEEN THE STUDIO EXPERIENCE MONTREUX R.FAILLE C.E.O. CHAU |
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| Protection type | Hologram |
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Switzerland's official zero-franc souvenir notes are a product of the Swiss Federal Chancellery's tolerance for commemorative fantasy currency — no legal tender status, no central bank involvement, but produced by Oberthur Fiduciaire in France to the same technical standard as genuine issues, including a hologram strip. The 2019 Freddie Mercury edition ties to the fiftieth anniversary of Queen's formation and to Switzerland's particular claim on Mercury: he lived in Montreux from 1979, recorded there extensively at Mountain Studios, and died in 1991.
The X# prefix in the World Banknote series cataloging system flags it as a non-negotiable item, which collectors sometimes overlook when pricing against genuine commemoratives.