Royal belgian mint honors “Blake and Mortimer” comic
- March 04, 2021
- by
- Pierre
Captain Francis Blake and Professor Philip Mortimer are characters created by Edgar P. Jacobs. They made their first appearance in the Belgian comics “Tintin magazine” in 1946. The series relates the adventures of the two friends, Professor Philip Mortimer, a renowned scientist and Captain Francis Blake, an MI5 agent.
Although the comic strip bears the names of both protagonists, Professor Philip Mortimer is the more important of the two. He is the one who often finds himself in difficult situations that his friend Captain Francis Blake helps him to solve. The stories take place from the 1940s to the early 1960s.
€25 euro gold coin “Blake and Mortimer”
This is the very first gold coin dedicated to comic book characters issued by the Royal Belgian Mint. Only 1,000 coins were struck.
Material: Gold
Fineness: 999/1000
Weight: 3,11g
Diameter: 18mm
Quality: proof
Mintage: 1.000 coins
Designer: Luc Luycx
BU Coin cards (two versions – relief et colorized)
The Royal Belgian Mint is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the comic strip duo with a €5 coin that will be issued in two versions, one in relief and the other one in color. Both coins feature the double portrait of our comic strip heroes on the front. Professor Philip Mortimer has his inseparable pipe in his mouth and Captain Francis Blake has his equally inseparable kepi on his head.
The 5 euro coin in color shows the duo in the original colors of the first album and also comes in a totally different packaging.
Relief Version
Material: Copper/Nickel
weight: 12,7g
Diameter: 30mm
Quality: BU
Minatge: 7 500 coins
Designer: Luc Luycx
Colorized Version
Material: Copper/Nickel
weight: 12,7g
Diameter: 30mm
Quality: BU
Minatge: 7 500 coins
Designer: Luc Luycx
Sources: Belgian Royal Mint and NUMISMAG.
