Five Coin

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Five Coin
A 5 Gold Coin from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
Sprite from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
First appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024)
Effect Awards five coins
Variant of Coin

Five Coins[1] are a large type of coin, mostly found in the Mario & Luigi series. They are typically embossed with the number 5 to denote that they are worth five coins, though some interpretations lack this appellation.

This page also notes other large coins that happen to be worth five coins.

History[edit]

Mario & Luigi series[edit]

Five Coins are concealed within blocks in most of the Mario & Luigi series. In Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, Five Coins can occasionally be found scattered around outside blocks.

Super Princess Peach[edit]

Five Coin, from Super Princess Peach

In Super Princess Peach, large coins that are worth five regular ones appear in levels alongside other types of coins, but they are notably less common. Upon buying a Courage Soda, every enemy Princess Peach whacks with Perry gives out such a coin, with the number of coins dropped increasing by 2.5 for every two enemies when whacked in rapid succession.

Wario Land: Shake It![edit]

A silver Coin from Wario Land: Shake It!

Coins worth five regular coins appear in Wario Land: Shake It!, where they are referred to as silver coins, being designed as a small, silver variety of coins. One mission in Wavy Waters tasks Wario to collect 10 silver coins in a row. There is also a bigger variety that is worth fifty regular coins, under the name of large silver coins; one mission in Gurgle Gulch does not allow Wario to take these coins.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem![edit]

Five Coin sprite from Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!

Five Coins, referred to as large coins,[2] appear in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!, where they are worth 500 points each. This is because in this series, players collect coins to receive points, rather than collecting coins and gaining points for doing so. Since a regular coin is worth 100 points, a large coin is still worth five times as much as a normal coin. Other games of the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series have Large Coins be worth ten times the point value of a regular coin.

Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]

A Five Coin from Paper Mario: Sticker Star

Five Coins are also encountered in Paper Mario: Sticker Star, where they are sometimes dropped by enemies upon defeated. In the sequence that follows completing a course by collecting a Comet Piece, Five Coins can be among the coins that fall.

Monopoly: Super Mario Celebration![edit]

Five Coins appear in Monopoly: Super Mario Celebration! as a currency. They can be used to pay for items or fees, counting as five normal coins.

Jenga: Super Mario Edition[edit]

In Jenga: Super Mario Edition, Five Coins can be used in place of regular coins to physically represent the number of coins that a player has earned; however, this choice is purely cosmetic, and has no effect on gameplay.

Princess Peach: Showtime![edit]

Five Coins also appear in Princess Peach: Showtime!, being medium-sized coins with two Sparkle Gems engraved on them. They are obtained when Peach poses in some spotlights or as a reward for performing well in challenges like baking cookies and figure skating.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Italian Moneta grande[3] Big coin

References[edit]

  1. ^ Monopoly Gamer Game Guide. Hasbro (English).
  2. ^ "Large coins are worth 5 coins." – 2010. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! instruction booklet (PDF). Nintendo of America (English). Page 18.
  3. ^ Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!, Construction Zone