Celebrate Smurfs 65 Smurf-tastic years! Contains 1 oz of. Limited mintage 1,958 coins. Each coin comes in Smurf-tastic styled tamper-evident packaging. Obverse: Displays the Niue coat of arms along with the face value and year of issue, surrounded by Smurfs mushroom-shaped houses. Issued by the sovereign government of Niue. The Smurfs first appeared in an adventure of Johan and Peewit: “The Smurfs and the Magic Flute, ” published in the Belgian comics magazine Spirou by creator Peyo in 1958. In 1959, after gaining instant popularity, the Smurfs were given their first publication of the first Smurfs adventure, Les Schtroumpfs Noirs. These popular blue creatures are known for living in mushroom-shaped houses in the Smurf Village located in a forest. There are 99 and 1 Smurf characters, including Papa Smurf, Smurfette, Brainy, Gargamel, Azrael and many more. ? Check out and follow the store for other auctions and listings.