Tintin 75 years - where to find the commemorative coins?

Annie_in_exile · Post by **Annie_in_exile** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 5:01 pm

I just heard there should be a special coin on sale here in Belgium - Tintin becomes of age... 75 years. Do you know where these coins are sold?

Elmo · Post by **Elmo** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 5:13 pm

You can try a bank or a postal office.

Annie_in_exile · Post by **Annie_in_exile** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 5:20 pm

Yes, I could, but I'm so terribly busy at the moment that I wouldn't want to waste any time for uncertain efforts. I wish I could just march somewhere and be sure of the result. So, if anyone has really seen and bought them, I would like to know where, please.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3381761.stm

Fundamental · Post by **Fundamental** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 6:09 pm

I'm also really interested about that coin..

Annie_in_exile · Post by **Annie_in_exile** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 6:29 pm

Obviously it should be available here:

http://treasury.fgov.be/intermunt/En/konmunt.htm

but if you look very carefully..."The information given on this page was last updated on 31 Jan 2003. "

It seems that web design or updating info isn't their forte

Fundamental · Post by **Fundamental** » Wed Jan 14, 2004 8:33 am

from the page: http://www.eurocoincatalogue.com/index.php

I found information that the TinTin coin will be released in end of this month..

Annie_in_exile · Post by **Annie_in_exile** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 9:33 am

Help! What happened overnight to Mr Hasselhof?

I've never seen him that fat!

Fundamental · Post by **Fundamental** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 9:55 am

Don't know

Maybe we see him later this year again

ans · Post by **ans** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 1:15 pm

You can buy it on www.ebay.nl.

ans · Post by **ans** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 1:17 pm

First: Munten en bankbiljetten, then Euro's, then Belgie.

Fundamental · Post by **Fundamental** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 8:43 am

Did anyone get this coin ? Does anyone want to sell it ?

AKVS · Post by **AKVS** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 11:43 am

In the beginning of january I did read an article abnout these "Tintin"-coins in a belgian newspaper. In it they said that the fax at Royal Mint of Belgium was turning non-stop because of orders for these coins.

After about twenty tries to the given number I started to look for other options. I did find out that you can order everything they produce online from Web-site: http://treasury.fgov.be
E-mail: order.kmr@minfin.fed.be.

In the confirmation for the order I was told that the delivery would be done at later part of February.

As I didn't receive anything, I did e-mail them an inquiry at 15/03/04.
They have not bothered to answer my mail yet.

For information I did order the maximum three exemplaires.
If I'll get them one day one is for myself and the two other will be birthdaypresents to two of my frends who are Tintin-fans.

AKVS · Post by **AKVS** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 4:54 pm

They never answered my e-mail but today I received one "Tintin-coin". I also got a letter explaining that as there were so many people commanding these coins they decided to give one each instead for the three they originally promised.

So I have to have new ideas for birthdaypresents.

Ralf · Post by **Ralf** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 5:49 pm

I am also looking for 1 coin.
It is very hard to find that coins.
When you find one than it is very expensive.

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 8:40 pm

AKVS wrote:They never answered my e-mail but today I received one "Tintin-coin".

I found pictures of the coin in Internet.