Gallic Rooster 2025 — Crypto Stamp NFTimbre 5

About the #NFTimbre5 — Coqs français 2025

The #NFTimbre5 issued on 16 September 2025 is the fifth NFTimbre edition and at the same time the first four-block edition in the programme. It thus opens the tetralogy format that was also used in the subsequent editions #NFTimbre6 (Avatar) and #NFTimbre7 (Mont-Saint-Michel) — a clear structural signal of the programmatic maturity of the NFTimbre series.

Thematically, the edition shows the French rooster (Coq français) — one of the central national symbol figures of France — in four complementary landscape contexts.

The Four Rooster Variations

Mintage: 7,500 per block = 30,000 in total. Blocks are sold individually (EUR 8 + EUR 4 shipping) or in a pack with an additional 5th NFT (digital-only). All four blocks and the five NFTs (4 + 1) are numbered.

Conceptual Difference from #NFTimbre4

Unlike the hierarchical precious-metal tier architecture of #NFTimbre4 (Bronze < Silver < Gold), #NFTimbre5 is structured non-hierarchically:

• Four equivalent landscape variations (sea, mountain, country, city)
• No implicit value tiering — each block is independent
• Curatorial concept: complete tableau of French geography, not precious-metal hierarchy

This shift from hierarchical to curatorial-tableau is programmatic: La Poste experiments with various multi-block architectures — triptych (#NFTimbre2 narrative), precious-metal triad (#NFTimbre4 hierarchical), landscape tetrad (#NFTimbre5 curatorial). The result is a structural diversity within the same programme brand that does not force collectors into routine expectation.

Gwen Keraval and the Narrative Rooster Visual World

Artistic design was done by French illustrator Gwen Keraval. His style is characterized by narrative tableaux and color-intensive landscape depiction — perfectly suited for a programme that requires not only static stamp images but animated NFTs.

Notable is Keraval's approach of showing the French rooster not as a static symbol but as an active figure:

• The Coq marin is not a passive observer of the coast but an active ship captain — navigating the calm waters of fluvial heritage
• The Coq montagnard is not a standardized mountain rooster but an intrepid cyclist — a reference to the cultural significance of the Tour de France
• The Coq champêtre is not a mere farmyard rooster but equipped with a telescope — a seeker of new horizons
• The Coq urbain completes the quartet as the urban variant

This agentic personalization is a deliberate departure from the classical stamp motif (static, representative) and creates the narrative depth that an animated NFT twin can carry.

Bonus NFT as Programme Innovation

#NFTimbre5 introduces a conceptual programme innovation: the pack contains, besides the four physical blocks, a fifth, purely digital NFT — without physical counterpart.

This is a conceptual shift:

In #NFTimbre4 the Pack Platinium bonus NFT was already used in this form, but #NFTimbre5 establishes the practice with a fully narrative concept: the fifth NFT is not just a technical gift but expands the Coqs-français universe with an independent component.

This practice is relevant because it detaches NFT identity from the pure accompanying function. While the NFT in #NFTimbre1 to #NFTimbre3 functioned as a digital twin of the physical block, with #NFTimbre4/5 a self-standing NFT existence without physical counterpart begins — conceptually closer to an NFT collection in the classical Web3 sense.

Sales Setup

• Launch: 16 September 2025 from 9:30 AM exclusively via nftimbre.com
• Price per block: EUR 8 + EUR 4 shipping
• Free shipping: from 2 blocks or with the pack
• Purchase limit: 25 copies per reference and order
• Premier Jour: launch-day purchases receive Premier Jour certification in the NFT
• Cancellation: possible until end of October 2025, by correspondence to Philaposte Boulazac

The edition was announced by Philaposte with the statement that it confirms the success of the NFTimbre collection and targets new collector profiles. The crossing of buyer communities (classical philatelists + NFT enthusiasts) was explicitly named as a programme goal.

Significance in the Programme

#NFTimbre5 marks several programme steps:

1. First four-block edition: establishes the tetralogy architecture (reused for NFTimbre6 and NFTimbre7)
2. Curatorial-tableau variation concept: non-hierarchical, different from the precious-metal triad of #NFTimbre4
3. Bonus NFT with narrative component: expands the programme with a purely digital identity
4. Gwen Keraval as BD-narrative artist: fourth named illustrator in the programme
5. Geographic quartet composition: sea/mountain/country/city as a curatorial whole

The edition is a structural maturity signal for the NFTimbre series — from #NFTimbre5 onwards, the four-block architecture is programme standard for non-charity editions, and the bonus NFT practice becomes the established pack feature.