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5 Euros Philippe Largo Winch, colored
| Issuer | Royal Belgian Mint |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a stylised map of the European Union in the central field, surrounded by the trilingual country designation in Latin script. The face value '5 EURO' and the year of issue '2025' are inscribed within the design. The mintmark, mintmaster's mark, and designer's initials 'IB' appear in the field. |
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| Mintage | 2025 - Coincard - 7,500 |
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Part of Belgium's long-running comic strip coin program, this issue celebrates Largo Winch, the action-thriller series created by writer Jean Van Hamme and artist Philippe Francq, first published in 1990. The Royal Belgian Mint has used the five-euro format for licensed pop-culture pieces since the early 2000s, deliberately targeting collector markets rather than circulation — color application on cupro-nickel at this weight effectively removes it from any practical monetary use.
Van Hamme, also the creator of Thorgal and XIII, remains one of the most decorated writers in Franco-Belgian comics history.