Monnaie de Paris Releases Coins and Medals to Commemorate the Smurfs
Monnaie de Paris Releases Coins and Medals to Commemorate the Smurfs Pierre “Peyo” Culliford created Smurfs–have since become famous across the world. Initially printed in the Belgian comics magazine Spirou and viewed as secondary characters for Peyo’s other series Johan & Pirlouit, Hergé’s The name “Schtroumpf” has a funny origin story. One night, while eating dinner at a restaurant with a friend, Peyo meant to ask for his friend to pass the salt. But instead of saying “Passez-moi le sel” (“Give me the salt”), he said “Passez-moi le schtroumpf” (“Give me the ...
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