The French state institution that has undertaken the minting of the French euro, Monnaie de Paris, has created a souvenir euro for collectors, which one can, of course, obtain at a much more expensive price. It's a collectible dievro which circulates in the form of the beloved Gaul in the place of the crown.

Today, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of one of the most popular comics in all of Europe, the French state pays tribute to the demon Galatians Asterix, 'cutting' a beautiful coin for unrepentant fans. Tribute from the French state for the 60 years of the comic book The recipe for success consists of a patchwork of elements that includes the comic book content of comic elements aimed at all ages (except, of course, pure French jokes), brightly colored images and vivid sketches that are riveting to children, as well as the tantrums and anachronisms that are often encountered in the script and make adults laugh with their souls. Since then, the comic book starring the famous heroes of Rene Gossini and Albert Interzo has been translated into 111 languages and dialects, including Cretan, Cypriot and Pontic, as well as ancient Greek and Latin, and is estimated to have sold more than 370 millions of copies.Īlso, the Galatians heroes have starred in 14 films, while the names of great and renowned actors who took part in them such as Gerard Depardieu, Alain Delon, Roberto Benini, Catherine Deneuve, Monica Bellucci and others are not few. His adventures Asterix, so that together with his inseparable friend Ovelix and the inhabitants of the Gaul village they resist the Romans around 50 BC, they started in 1959 and this year they celebrate the 60th anniversary of the creation of the legendary, now, and adored worldwide comic.

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