0 Euro 780th Anniversary of the Battle of Legnica

A unique EUR 0 banknote.

The 0 Euro Souvenir banknote is a project that was launched in France in 2015 and has spread across Europe. The banknote is made from 100% cotton paper, which is used to produce the original euro banknotes. It contains a number of anti-counterfeiting features, including a hologram, watermark, microprinting, UV protection elements, etc.

The Battle of Legnica took place on April 9, 1241 during the first Mongol invasion of Poland, between the knights of Lower and Upper Silesia, Lesser Poland and Greater Poland as well as foreign reinforcements, including Moravians and Germans, and the Mongols. The Christian army was defeated - the Silesian, Cracow and Greater Poland prince Henry II the Pious and two commanders of the hordes were killed. As a result of the Mongol invasion of 1241, the Silesian Henrician state disintegrated; unification activities were halted for several decades.