A l'occasion des 75 ans de la série américaine Peanuts, la Monnaie de Paris a créé une très belle collection autour du chien Snoopy !
The Peanuts gang are group of unique characters created for the comic strip of the same name by Charles M. Schulz in 1950. For 50 years, Schulz wrote and drew daily the adventures of “Good ol’Charlie Brown“, philosophical Linus and his crabby big sister Lucy, piano-playing Schroeder, attention-grabbing Sally, Peppermint Patty and Marcie, not to mention the beagle Snoopy and his friend Woodstock. Peanuts owes its success to the subtle personalities of its characters, whose encounters continually produced a comic effect.
The worldwide success of the comic strip, translated into no fewer than 45 languages, has made its most emblematic character, Snoopy, an icon of popular culture.
In 2025, to mark the 75th anniversary of Peanuts, Monnaie de Paris celebrates the famous gang of friends. Snoopy is the main character of the collection and decides to cross the Atlantic ocean to travel to France for his birthday.
Snoopy coins
Snoopy is Charlie Brown’s dog and the neighbourhood favourite. Far from being an ordinary beagle, Snoopy loves to read and write books. He’s also a connoisseur of the arts. His overflowing imagination allows him to have extraordinary adventures, all the while staying in his garden near his doghouse. He sometimes sees himself as a World War I aeroplane pilot, as Joe Cool, the king of the campus, or as a world-famous author.
Snoopy doesn’t speak, but he’s good at expressing his emotions. His varied moods, reactions and expressions are just some of the reasons why he’s such a touching and much-loved character.
These coins take the shape of one of Snoopy’s most iconic poses. The beagle smiles fondly as he hugs a heart. The number 75, referring to the anniversary celebrated in 2025, is engraved on the heart. For the first time, Monnaie de Paris is introducing a coloured coin with a red heart for the €10 silver proof coin.
On the reverse, against a background engraved with motifs of dog paw prints, Snoopy is nestled on one of the zeros of the face value of each coin and looks at his friend Woodstock perched on the R of the euro. There are also the words RF, the name Peanuts and the anniversary commemoration.
Joe Cool
On the obverse of these coins, Snoopy is leaning nonchalantly against the coin’s scroll. He is wearing a jumper embroidered with the name ‘Joe Cool’ and sunglasses. Woodstock, his best friend, is flying next to him. Behind them, the Eiffel Tower rises out of a cloudy sky through which a plane flies. Passport stamps decorate the polished background of the coin; like the suitcase at his feet, they refer to the journey Snoopy is making to get to Paris.
On the reverse, against a background engraved with dog paw prints, Snoopy is nestled on the face value of each coin and looks up at his friend Woodstock perched on the letters of the euro or
the word RF. The name Peanuts and the anniversary commemoration can also be found.
The coin is available in a €10 silver version (5,000 copies) and a €50 gold version (500 copies).
The obverse of this coin features Snoopy in one of his iconic poses. The beagle smiles fondly as he hugs a heart. The number 75, referring to the anniversary celebrated in 2025, is engraved on the heart. The polished background of the coin features a motif of a bouncing Woodstock, airplanes and suitcases, a reference to
travel.
On the reverse, against a background engraved with dog paw prints, Snoopy is nestled on the face value of the coin and looks up at his friend Woodstock perched on the letters of the euro or the word RF. The name Peanuts and the anniversary commemoration can also be found.
The coin is available in 5€ gold (2,500 copies), 10€ colored silver (20,000 copies).
The front of this coin features the Peanuts gang celebrating their birthday. In the foreground, Snoopy is hugging Woodstock. Both are wearing pointy hats. A gift wrapped in a ribbon is placed in front of Snoopy. Behind them, Charlie Brown, Lucy, Schroeder, Peppermint Patty, Sally and Marcie are all looking cheerful. Above their heads are the words ‘Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday! Shaped confetti surrounds the characters, showing that the mood is festive.
The reverse of this coin shows the denomination surrounded by two branches, one of oak and the other of laurel, evoking the Euro symbol. The entire motif on the reverse is framed by ‘République Française’ and a series of lines representing the Hexagon.
This coin, with a face value of €100, was minted in a limited edition of 5,000.
All these coins are available for purchase on the Monnaie de Paris website.
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