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0 Euro - Nîmes - Tour Magne
| Issuer | EuroSouvenir |
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| Year | 2021-2025 |
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| Size | 135 x 74 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of the Tour Magne, an ancient Roman tower in Nîmes, rendered in intaglio-style engraving against a guilloche underprint. The city of Nîmes emblem appears to the right. Inscriptions identify the monument and carry the EuroSouvenir programme designation. |
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| Obverse lettering | TOUR MAGNE DE NÎMES EUROSOUVENIR 2021 - 2 0 EURO SOUV ENIR R. FAILLE C.E.O. UEHL ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ |
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EuroSouvenir notes occupy a strange corner of numismatics — legal-tender denominated at zero, issued under a European Central Bank exemption that allows them to circulate as collectibles without constituting actual currency. Oberthur Fiduciaire produces the series using genuine banknote-grade paper and security printing, which means the physical object is technically more sophisticated than the monetary concept behind it.
The Tour Magne is a Roman tower on the hill of Mont Cavalier — the tallest surviving Roman structure in Nîmes, and old enough that Augustus-era surveys already described it as ancient.