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5 Euros Philippe Largo Winch, colored
| Issuer | Royal Belgian Mint |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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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.