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40 Lur
| Issuer | Bank Broadel Breizh |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Size | 161 x 76 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | Daou Ugent lur BANK BROADEL BREIZH 40 Lur BBB Morvan Lez Breizh An hini a glasko ober drougimplij gant ar bilhed bank-man, a vo divrudet e pad e vuhez e touez an holl Vretoned. |
| Reverse description | Black and white ermine band frames the perimeter of the note. A silhouette of a mounted horseman occupies the central field. Issuer name, denomination, and monogram BBB are arranged around the central vignette. |
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The Bank Broadel Breizh — Breton for "National Bank of Brittany" — is not a sovereign central bank but a cultural and regionalist institution, and this 40 Lur note was never legal tender in any jurisdiction. The Lur is a notional Breton currency, promoted by autonomist circles as a symbolic assertion of Breton identity distinct from the French franc, which was still circulating in 1998 before euro adoption.
The watermark is an unusual security investment for what amounts to a fantasy note, suggesting the issuer was serious about production quality despite the denomination having no monetary function.