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Spellbinding special feature on the FIRST UK Harry Potter 50ps drives demand
A collection of UK Harry Potter 50p coins kicked off in 2022, each of which featuring a spellbinding lenticular feature!
Celebrating 25 years since the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the designs of these 50p coins are inspired by Jim Kay’s 2015 immersive illustrations.
The first coin in the series featured the world’s best-loved wizard…
UK’s FIRST Harry Potter 50p
This was the UK’s first 50p to celebrate Harry Potter and excitingly, it also featured another never-before-seen special feature…
For the first time ever, The Royal Mint created a lenticular feature on a UK 50p. When you tilt the coin, the iconic lightning bolt replaces the number 25.
Continue the collection…
The Harry Potter 50p series continued to include the 2022 Hogwarts Express 50p, the 2023 Professor Dumbledore 50p and the 2023 Hogwarts School 50p.
When will you find a King Charles III coin in your change?
To commemorate the Life of the Queen, The Royal Mint has today released a new UK 50p and £5 coin. But when will you find a King Charles III coin in your change?
Find the King Charles III 50p in your Change!
It’s been confirmed that 9.6 million King Charles III 50p coins will begin to enter circulation from December.
The coins feature the brand new portrait of King Charles III for the FIRST TIME, making them particularly sought-after with collectors…
2022 UK Life of the Queen 50p
This is only the second UK royal 50p, following the sought-after Platinum Jubilee 50p.
The 50p features the 2022 date and the reverse design created for the 1953 coronation crown, by Edgar Fuller and modelled by Cecil Thomas.
WORLD FIRST King Charles III 50p!
And, for the first time ever, we see King Charles III’s effigy on the obverse. This portrait was designed by sculptor Martin Jennings and was personally approved by His Majesty.
The inscription: CHARLES III | D | G | REX | F | D | 50 PENCE surrounds His Majesty’s portrait – facing left in line with tradition.
2022 UK Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II £5
In addition to the 50p, The Royal Mint has also issued the 2022 UK Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II £5 coin.
£5 coins are traditionally reserved for flagship royal events and anniversaries, t this £5 coin an even more significant issue.
The reverse design, by John Bergdahl and The Royal Mint, features two portraits of Queen Elizabeth II on the reverse. The inscriptions ‘ELIZABETH REGINA’ and the dates ‘1926-2022’ also appear.
You can own this brand-new coin in Brilliant Uncirculated quality. Your coin will come protectively encapsulated in official Change Checker packaging for just £10.99 (+p&p) by clicking here >>
Seeing King Charles III’s effigy on our UK coins for the very first time is a landmark moment in numismatic history.
So, will you be on the hunt to find the King Charles III 50p in your change? Let us know in the comments below.
Own the 2022 UK Life of the Queen 50p alongside the brand new £5 coin
You can own the 2022 UK Her Majesty the Queen 50p and £5 together for JUST £15.98 (+p&p).
To get yours in official Change Checker packaging, simply click here >>
Wands at the ready, the UK’s FIRST Harry Potter 50p is coming soon!
The witching hour is nearly upon us and something big is brewing… the UK’s FIRST Harry Potter 50p is set to be issued on Thursday 20th October, at 9am.
And, The Royal Mint have revealed the design of this brand-new coin!
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The best news is that this will kick-start a magical collection of 50p coins, all celebrating 25 years since the publication of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
Whilst exact designs of the other coins are still locked in the ‘Chamber of Secrets‘, the latest proclamation has revealed that we can expect the following to feature in the collection:
- A depiction of the Hogwarts Express and the figure of Harry Potter with the inscription, ‘Hogwarts Express 25 Years of Magic’
- A depiction of Albus Dumbledore and the inscription, ‘Albus Dumbledore 25 Years of Magic’
- A depiction of Hogwarts School and the inscription, ‘Hogwarts 25 Years of Magic’
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was first published by Bloomsbury Children’s Books in 1997, and has since gone on to be one of the world’s most popular books of all time.
Let us know in the comments what you think of the Harry Potter 50p design!
