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0 Euro - Technik Museum Sinsheim classique
| Issuer | Technik Museum Sinsheim |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette shows the land speed record vehicle 'The Blue Flame' in left-facing profile, with a figure standing atop the rocket car on a salt flat, rendered in a purple and pink duotone underprint. The large zero denomination numeral appears at left against a guilloche background, flanked by the European Union flag and a ring of gold stars; the inscription 'THE BLUE FLAME' appears in bold lettering at upper right. Below the central vignette, the record data 'Weltrekord 1970 / Vmax. 1014,656 Km/h' is printed, with the 'EURO SOUVENIR' legend in a green panel at lower left and the serial number prefix XEAW at lower right. |
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| Reverse lettering | 0€ DAS BRANDENBURGER TOR TORRE DE BELEM COLOSSEO LA TOUR EIFFEL SAGRADA FAMILIA MANNEKEN-PIS PRINTED BY OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE MADE IN FRANCE 0 EURO SOUVENIR |
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Oberthur Fiduciaire has produced the bulk of Europe's souvenir zero euro series since the format took off around 2015, and this Sinsheim issue is a straightforward entry in that commercial run. The notes are legal tender in name only — the European Central Bank tolerates but does not endorse them — and their appeal is purely as collectibles sold through museum gift shops rather than as anything approaching monetary instruments.
Sinsheim's museum is notable for its aircraft collection, which includes a retired Concorde and a Tupolev Tu-144 displayed side by side outdoors — the only place in the world where both supersonic passenger types can be seen together.