Lucky Luke mini-medal
Rantanplan

2nd medal of the series 75th anniversary of Lucky Luke.
The series includes Jolly Jumper, Rantanplan, Calamity Jane, the Grave Digger, the Dalton Brothers, Ma Dalton, Joe Dalton, Billy the Kid, Lucky Luke and Morris & Lucky Luke.

To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the fastest trigger in the West, the Monnaie de Paris launches in 2021 a collection of colourful mini-medals to the characters figures from Morris' comic strip. 

Rantanplan appears in 1960 in the pages of "On the Dalton trail". Its name was first spelled "Ran-Tan-Plan", in reference to Rin-Tin-Tin, the canine star of the small and big screens born in the United States in 1954, but with a very different concept: showing a dog as stupid in the comic strip as Rin-Tin-Tin could be brilliant on the small screen!

Translating comic book characters is an interesting but perilous exercise. The transition from comic strip to volume must faithfully transcribe the clear line of Morris and Achdé's work. These medals are the faithful representation of a graphic line proper to the Franco-Belgian artist, it is a tribute in three dimensions paid by the craftsmen of Monnaie de Paris to the universe of Lucky Luke.

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LUCKY LUKE - 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF LUCKY LUKE: RANTANPLAN - 2021 FRANCE COINS 02 is categorised COINS AND PAPER MONEY / 13- MONNAIE DE PARIS / 06- MINI MEDALS and sold by l'Imaginaire, a store and specialised website.