 Besides stamps, Tintin has also been commemorated by coin several times. In 1995, the Monnaie de Paris (Paris Mint) issued a set of twelve gold medallions, available in a limited edition of 5000. A silver medallion was minted in 2004 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Tintin book Explorers on the Moon, again in a limited run, this time of 10,000. It quickly sold out. In 2004, Belgium minted a limited edition commemorative euro coin featuring Tintin and Snowy celebrating the 75th anniversary of Tintin's first adventure in January 2004. Although it has a face value of € 10, it is, as with other commemorative euro coins, legal tender only in the country in which it was issued — in this case, Belgium. In 2006 – 2012 France issued the Comic Strip Heroes commemorative coin series featuring famous Franco-Belgian comics, beginning in 2006 with Tintin. It was a set of six different euro coins honouring Hergé: three 1 ½ -euro silver coins featuring Tintin and the Professor, Tintin and Captain Haddock, and Tintin and Chang; a € 10 (gold) featuring Tintin; and a € 20 (silver) and a € 50 (gold) featuring Tintin and Snowy. In 2007, on Hergé's centenary, Belgium issued its € 20 (silver) Hergé / Tintin coin.
