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0 Pound - King Charles III Coronation
| Issuer | GBAC (Great British & American Collectors) |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Currency | Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a royal crown resting on a cushion, both decorated with the four national floral emblems of the United Kingdom: the English rose, Scottish thistle, Welsh daffodil, and Irish shamrock. A circular legend surrounds the central motif, with the face value "Zero Pound" and issuer initials below. |
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| Signature(s) | R. Faille |
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| Comments |
The £0 note is a peculiarly British tradition — commemorative paper issued at face value of nothing, with no legal tender status, designed purely for the novelty collector market. GBAC has issued several in this format, and Oberthur Fiduciaire's involvement lends the printing credentials you'd expect from a firm that produces actual banknotes for sovereign states. The irony isn't lost on serious collectors: a French security printer producing British commemorative scrip.
R. Faille's signature appears as a formal conceit — there is no central bank governor being impersonated, which keeps these just clear of the legal complications that have occasionally plagued similar novelty issues in other jurisdictions.