Belgium 5 Euro Coin 2023 “85 Years Spirou and Fantasio” Relief BU in Coincard
€12.50
- The first 5 euro commemorative coin Belgium 2023 using colour
- Coloured with the original colours from the Spirou and Fantasio albums
- Max. 7,500 copies worldwide
- Legal tender in Belgium, will not appear in circulation
- Part of the Coincard Catalog Belgium
Uitgebreide omschrijving: (voor beide uitvoeringen) – RDM
Hooray, the inseparable duo Spirou and Fantasio is 85 years old! In close cooperation with the publisher, the Royal Mint of Belgium created an energetic commemorative 5-euro coin, with both an embossed and a coloured variant. Truly a celebration for the jubilee reporter duo!
The series was created by French cartoonist Robert Velter (Rob-Vel) and later handed over to Jijé (he added Fantasio) and André Franquin (he added the Marsipulami and numerous other characters) respectively, under whom the series became truly successful.
Spirou and Fantasio
Spirou once worked as a bellhop, witness his still red suit with golden buttons, but is now a journalist. He is clever, inventive and very serious. Very different from his faithful companion Piet Fantasio, also a reporter, who is more cautious but clumsy and sometimes a bit hot-tempered. With their squirrel Spip, they battle criminals. Many of the stories are set wholly or partly in the fictional town of Rommelgem. The duo do not live there themselves, but are good friends with Pancratius Edelhart Ladislas Philippus Count of Rommelgem, an inventor with a passion for mushrooms.
Spirou and Fantasio also feature regularly in the comic series Guust, about the character Guust Flater, also created by Franquin.
Available in two beautiful coin editions!
The Royal Belgian Mint celebrates the 85th anniversary of the dynamic duo with a 5-euro coin issued in two variants: relief and color. Both coins feature on the obverse the portraits of the jubilee reporters, accompanied by their squirrel Spip. The color 5 euro coin shows the birthday duo in the original colors of the albums and also comes in slightly different coincard packaging. This makes the difference between the two 5-euro coins even greater, which also makes it particularly tempting to order both versions at once.
Hooray, the inseparable duo Spirou and Fantasio is 85 years old! In close cooperation with the publisher, the Royal Mint of Belgium created an energetic commemorative 5-euro coin, with both an embossed and a coloured variant. Truly a celebration for the jubilee reporter duo!
The series was created by French cartoonist Robert Velter (Rob-Vel) and later handed over to Jijé (he added Fantasio) and André Franquin (he added the Marsipulami and numerous other characters) respectively, under whom the series became truly successful.
Spirou and Fantasio
Spirou once worked as a bellhop, witness his still red suit with golden buttons, but is now a journalist. He is clever, inventive and very serious. Very different from his faithful companion Piet Fantasio, also a reporter, who is more cautious but clumsy and sometimes a bit hot-tempered. With their squirrel Spip, they battle criminals. Many of the stories are set wholly or partly in the fictional town of Rommelgem. The duo do not live there themselves, but are good friends with Pancratius Edelhart Ladislas Philippus Count of Rommelgem, an inventor with a passion for mushrooms.
Spirou and Fantasio also feature regularly in the comic series Guust, about the character Guust Flater, also created by Franquin.
Available in two beautiful coin editions!
The Royal Belgian Mint celebrates the 85th anniversary of the dynamic duo with a 5-euro coin issued in two variants: relief and color. Both coins feature on the obverse the portraits of the jubilee reporters, accompanied by their squirrel Spip. The color 5 euro coin shows the birthday duo in the original colors of the albums and also comes in slightly different coincard packaging. This makes the difference between the two 5-euro coins even greater, which also makes it particularly tempting to order both versions at once.
| Article number | 0115993 |
|---|---|
| Metal | Cu/Ni |
| Weight | 12.7 g |
| Diameter | 30 mm |
| Quality | Brilliant Uncirculated |
| Mintage | max. 7,500 |
| Designer | Iris Bruijns |
