Everything you need to know about the Winnie the Pooh 50p series – before the last one is issued!

In 2020, The Royal Mint announced a brand new 9-coin 50p collection celebrating the beloved Winnie the Pooh books!

The series saw the loveable old bear, and his friends from Hundred Acre Wood, feature on 50p coins from 2020, through to 2022.

Winnie the Pooh 50p series. Showing 9 50p coins in a 3 by 3 grid.
Top row, from left to right: Winnie the Pooh, Christopher Robin, and Piglet.
Middle row, from left to right: Winnie the Pooh and Friends, Owl, and Tigger
Bottom row, from left to right: Eeyore, Kanga and Roo, and final coin showing a question mark.
The Winnie the Pooh 50p series. Browse the range here >>

But as the final coin in the series is set to be issued soon, we’re going to tell you everything you need to know about the Winnie the Pooh 50p series…

Demand drives sell-outs

Despite the series starting in 2020, the demand for the Winnie the Pooh 50p coins is so high, that the 2022 Eeyore 50p sold out within just HOURS of issue at The Royal Mint.

In fact, this coin was so popular that some collectors were even prepared to pay over retail price on the secondary market site, eBay.

2022 Eeyore Silver Proof 50p sold listing on eBay - showing £99.95 sold price.
2022 UK Eeyore Silver Proof 50p sells for £99.95 on eBay. (eBay UK)

Whilst it’s important to remember that anyone can list anything on secondary market sites, for whatever price they wish, this sold listing confirms that there is serious appetite for the Winnie the Pooh 50p coins.

Reverse designs by The Walt Disney Company

First in the series we saw Winnie the Pooh himself, just as we remember him.

2020 Winnie the Pooh 50p. Shows Winnie the Pooh sat down, with an overturned pot of honey and a bumble bee.
Inscription reads: 'Winnie the Pooh', with Disney copyright in bottom left.
2020 Winnie the Pooh 50p

The coin’s reverse design was produced by The Walt Disney Company which features an original illustration from A. A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh storybooks by E.H. Shepard.

Sitting alongside an overturned pot of honey, Winnie the Pooh can be seen gazing at a bumblebee – because as you know, where there’s honey, there’s bees…

This was the first time Winnie the Pooh had featured on a UK coin and it was so popular that all 18,000 Silver Proof 50p coins sold out in LESS THAN 12 HOURS.

Worldwide Popularity

Illustration by Ernest Howard Shepard from Winnie-the-Pooh (1926), by A A Milne. 
Showing Rabbit, Christopher Robin, Winnie the Pooh, Kanga and Roo, Piglet, and Owl all walking in a line in tall grass.
Illustration by Ernest Howard Shepard from Winnie-the-Pooh (1926), by A A Milne. Source: Wikimedia Commons

The timeless and universal appeal of this silly old bear and his friends is unparalleled. He’s featured in 3 books, various film adaptations, and much much more.

The first book was published on the 14th October 1926 and was an instant hit – selling 35,000 copies in the U.K. and over 150,000 copies in the U.S.

In fact, so popular is the book that it was translated in over 50 languages, including Catalan, Thai, Esperanto, and Latin.

Final coin to be most in demand Winnie the Pooh 50p yet

Given the popularity of the previous coins in the Winnie the Pooh 50p series, the last and FINAL coin is set to be in HIGH DEMAND.

Whilst details of the final coin remain top secret, you can get ahead of the crowd by signing up to the Change Checker 50p Subscription Service.

As soon as the brand new coin is issued, we will contact you to advise your order has been secured and your 50p will be with you soon. So, you just sit back and wait for your exciting new coin to arrive, without any of the hassle of ordering it yourself.

Better still, as you’ll be one of the first to have this coin guaranteed for your collection, you won’t have to worry about sitting in queues on launch days.

Sign-up for free today by clicking here and avoid missing out on one of the most popular coins of the year!

Browse the Winnie the Pooh 50p Collection

Winnie the Pooh 50p series. Showing 9 50p coins in a 3 by 3 grid.
Top row, from left to right: Winnie the Pooh, Christopher Robin, and Piglet.
Middle row, from left to right: Winnie the Pooh and Friends, Owl, and Tigger
Bottom row, from left to right: Eeyore, Kanga and Roo, and final coin showing a question mark.
The Winnie the Pooh 50p Collection

To browse the entire Winnie the Pooh 50p range so far, click here >>

5 Comments

  1. Adriana on August 16, 2022 at 4:36 am

    Hi CC, I cannot wait for the last Winnie The Pooh Coin to join my collection, I’ll have the full set then.. I’m thinking, like other’s the last Coin will be ‘Rabbit’!!!! ??Thank you Change Checkers xxxx



  2. Beverley Morley on August 15, 2022 at 6:07 pm

    Can you buy a full set?



    • Alexandra on August 16, 2022 at 11:20 am

      A complete set will be available on the day the final coin will be launched. Stay tuned to find out when that is 🙂



      • Kim on August 17, 2022 at 7:24 pm

        When will the full set be available and how much will it cost



      • Alexandra on August 18, 2022 at 10:50 am

        Hi there,

        The date of the final coin’s issue is top secret. When we have further details, we’ll be sure to let Change Checkers know.

        Best,
        Alex