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50 Euros Largo Winch
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Weight | 8.45 g |
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| Reverse description | A dynamic action scene fills the central field, depicting the character Largo Winch astride a motorcycle at speed, leaning aggressively forward in pursuit or flight, rendered in bold relief with strong lines evoking the bande dessinée aesthetic. In the lower left of the field, two off-road Land Rover vehicles are shown in pursuit across rugged terrain. A horizontal band divides the upper and lower registers, with the stylized 'W' monogram logo prominently centered within the upper band. The date '2012' is inscribed in the lower exergue, flanked by ornamental flourishes. |
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| Reverse lettering | W 2012 |
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Issued as part of Monnaie de Paris's long-running "Héros de la BD" series celebrating Franco-Belgian comics, this piece commemorates Jean Van Hamme's billionaire adventurer, introduced in the Belgian magazine Robbedoes in 1977 before becoming a fixture of the French-language bande dessinée world. The series pairs legal tender status with a collector base that is almost entirely thematic rather than numismatic — most examples go directly into display cases, which keeps circulation grades essentially nonexistent.