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Tintin
Got a new coin yesterday; the birthday it commemorates is a fairly
special one ... "Tintin and Snowy", or "Kuifje en Bobbie", or "Tintin et Milou", just got 75. Pretty good for such a young man - and even more so for a little dog. Here is a picture (not mine) of the coin and the folder: http://www.honscha.de/bilder/10b04g.jpg The coin - a 10 euro piece from Belgium - may not be awfully artistic in terms of design, but I remember those comic books! Since the artist (Hergé) died a couple of years ago, there won't be any new Tintin adventures. But the characters are, especially in Belgium, still very popular. Don't know if they were well-known outside Europe, but I liked them, and why not buy a coin for sentimental reasons ... ;-) Christian |
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"Christian Feldhaus" wrote in message ... Got a new coin yesterday; the birthday it commemorates is a fairly special one ... "Tintin and Snowy", or "Kuifje en Bobbie", or "Tintin et Milou", just got 75. Pretty good for such a young man - and even more so for a little dog. Here is a picture (not mine) of the coin and the folder: http://www.honscha.de/bilder/10b04g.jpg The coin - a 10 euro piece from Belgium - may not be awfully artistic in terms of design, but I remember those comic books! Since the artist (Hergé) died a couple of years ago, there won't be any new Tintin adventures. But the characters are, especially in Belgium, still very popular. Don't know if they were well-known outside Europe, but I liked them, and why not buy a coin for sentimental reasons ... ;-) Nice. Those are the type of non-US coins that I find attractive. Ones that reveal a little something of the culture of the issuing country. Do you still have any of the comic books? Dale -- My site: http://www.austriancoins.com Nothing for sale, Information about Austrian coins, medals and tokens. |
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Christian Feldhaus wrote:
Got a new coin yesterday; the birthday it commemorates is a fairly special one ... "Tintin and Snowy", or "Kuifje en Bobbie", or "Tintin et Milou" ... Don't know if they were well-known outside Europe, but I liked them, and why not buy a coin for sentimental reasons ... ;-) Yes, they're known outside Europe. I first saw them (and Asterix and Obelix, and others) while living in South Africa, where they were quite popular. They are known here in the U.S. although they're not as popular as other comic books, probably because they're not marketed as intensely as the others. -- Kaleb S. KEITHLEY |
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The coin - a 10 euro piece from Belgium - may not be awfully artistic in
terms of design, but I remember those comic books! Since the artist (Hergé) died a couple of years ago, there won't be any new Tintin adventures. But the characters are, especially in Belgium, still very popular. Don't know if they were well-known outside Europe, but I liked them, and why not buy a coin for sentimental reasons ... ;-) Christian Actually TinTin is quitye well know in England, i'd even go as far to say quite popular! I know for a fact i used to watch the program when i was a young! Sylvester. |
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I'm familiar with the character, but have not read any of the stories
myself. I do have friends that are fans of Tintin. A similar themed coin will be released in Finland later this year celebrating Tove Jansson and her comic creations, the Moomins. These are perhaps not so familiar in Europe but they are popular in Japan for example, and here in Finland of course. I don't have any images of the coin as of yet. It'll most likely be a 10 Euro coin as well. As soon as I learn how to post some pics somewhere on the net, I'll try and post an image. I still think the design contest for the coin is still ongoing. Harri "Christian Feldhaus" wrote in message ... Got a new coin yesterday; the birthday it commemorates is a fairly special one ... "Tintin and Snowy", or "Kuifje en Bobbie", or "Tintin et Milou", just got 75. Pretty good for such a young man - and even more so for a little dog. Here is a picture (not mine) of the coin and the folder: http://www.honscha.de/bilder/10b04g.jpg The coin - a 10 euro piece from Belgium - may not be awfully artistic in terms of design, but I remember those comic books! Since the artist (Hergé) died a couple of years ago, there won't be any new Tintin adventures. But the characters are, especially in Belgium, still very popular. Don't know if they were well-known outside Europe, but I liked them, and why not buy a coin for sentimental reasons ... ;-) Christian |
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Dale Hallmark wrote:
Nice. Those are the type of non-US coins that I find attractive. Ones that reveal a little something of the culture of the issuing country. Do you still have any of the comic books? Alas, no. The few that I had fell victims to some de-junking activity a few years ago :-) Admittedly Tintin was not my favorite comic book hero anyway (Asterix and Donald Duck were g) but the stories were interesting and, more important, I found the dog cute ... Christian |
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I have quite a collection of Tintin comics when they were re-issued in the
1980's. I may have to get one of these coins. -- * /?\ /___\ -O=O- ^ AS & His Magic Hat A conclusion is simply the place where you decided to stop thinking. "Christian Feldhaus" wrote in message ... Got a new coin yesterday; the birthday it commemorates is a fairly special one ... "Tintin and Snowy", or "Kuifje en Bobbie", or "Tintin et Milou", just got 75. Pretty good for such a young man - and even more so for a little dog. Here is a picture (not mine) of the coin and the folder: http://www.honscha.de/bilder/10b04g.jpg The coin - a 10 euro piece from Belgium - may not be awfully artistic in terms of design, but I remember those comic books! Since the artist (Hergé) died a couple of years ago, there won't be any new Tintin adventures. But the characters are, especially in Belgium, still very popular. Don't know if they were well-known outside Europe, but I liked them, and why not buy a coin for sentimental reasons ... ;-) Christian |
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Sir Sisu wrote:
A similar themed coin will be released in Finland later this year celebrating Tove Jansson and her comic creations, the Moomins. These are perhaps not so familiar in Europe but they are popular in Japan for example, and here in Finland of course. I don't have any images of the coin as of yet. It'll most likely be a 10 Euro coin as well. As soon as I learn how to post some pics somewhere on the net, I'll try and post an image. I still think the design contest for the coin is still ongoing. Will be interesting to see that one :-) I read about it but have not seen any "official word", from the government or mint, regarding the Moomins coin ... As for the image, you could either post a link here (if a picture is online somewhere else), or use a service such as fotango.com to create an "album". There is also a newsgroup (somewhere in the alt.binaries.pictures.* hierarchy) but I don't know how many news servers carry that group. The one that I use does not. Christian |
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Aladdin Sane wrote:
I have quite a collection of Tintin comics when they were re-issued in the 1980's. I may have to get one of these coins. Be aware, though, that despite the "10 euro" denomination, the coin will be more expensive. As far as such collectors coins are concerned, the Belgian mint issues proof pieces only; I paid about ¤30 for mine ... Christian |
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