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10 Euros Asterix
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 2007 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts Asterix delivering a punch to a Roman soldier, a celebrated scene recurring throughout the comic book series by Goscinny and Uderzo, notably in albums such as 'Asterix chez les Bretons' and 'Asterix légionnaire'. The dynamic composition captures the characters in mid-action within a circular field. The legend '10 EURO RF 2007 © 2007 GOSCINNY - UDERZO' is inscribed along the periphery in Latin script. The design is part of a seven-coin series sharing a common reverse. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued as part of the Monnaie de Paris's long-running Astérix commemorative series, this 2007 piece appeared roughly fifty years after René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo's Gaulish hero first appeared in the pages of Pilote magazine in 1959. France has leaned on the character as a kind of soft-power cultural export for decades, and the mint's repeated licensing of the IP across multiple denominations and metals reflects that institutional investment. The .920 gold specification — slightly below the more common .900 or .999 fineness — is characteristic of several Monnaie de Paris collector issues of this period.