Issued to mark the centenary of Georges Remi's birth, this coin was produced under license from the Hergé Foundation, which has maintained tight control over Tintin-related imagery since the artist's death in 1983. Belgium has a long history of commemorating its cultural figures in silver, but the Hergé centennial generated unusual crossover demand from comic art collectors with no prior interest in numismatics — driving secondary market premiums well above face value within months of release.
Two versions were struck: a standard collector issue and a higher-relief proof. The LA#BEM-13.2 reference distinguishes this as the proof striking.
Issued to mark the centenary of Georges Remi's birth, this coin was produced under license from the Hergé Foundation, which has maintained tight control over Tintin-related imagery since the artist's death in 1983. Belgium has a long history of commemorating its cultural figures in silver, but the Hergé centennial generated unusual crossover demand from comic art collectors with no prior interest in numismatics — driving secondary market premiums well above face value within months of release.
Two versions were struck: a standard collector issue and a higher-relief proof. The LA#BEM-13.2 reference distinguishes this as the proof striking.