Snowman 50p
As the story of The Snowman turned 40, this 2018 The Snowman 50p was struck especially for the occasion as a Brilliant Uncirculated. Raymond Briggs’ celebrated characters are brought to life in a wonderfully dynamic design – modeled by Robin Shaw, Assistant Director of The Snowman and the Snowdog.
- The 2020 Snowman™ CERTIFIED BU 50p. Celebrate the festive season with the 2020 UK The Snowman™ 50p. Featuring The UK's brand new 2020 The Snowman™ 50p coin, this is the perfect gift for a friend or relative this festive season! The 2020 UK Snowman™ 50p. Issued to continue the celebrations of Raymond Brigg’s classic tale, The Snowman™, the brand new UK 50p.
- The first commemorative 50p coin depicting The Snowman was released in November 2018, celebrating 40 years since Raymond Briggs' Christmas novel was first published. This coin portrayed The Snowman flying through the sky above Brighton Pier, once again alongside James. Price and how to get one.
- A unique tribute to this iconic children’s book, the Royal Mint has released The Snowman 2020 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coin. An officially licensed product of Snowman Enterprises Limited, each British legal tender 50p coin has been struck to Brilliant Uncirculated quality and is set in an official Royal Mint pack.
2018 50 Pence Coin - The Snowman
This coin was to celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Snowman, which is a wordless picture book by Raymond Briggs.
The Reverse, designed by Natasha Ratcliffe, shows an image of The Snowman holding James' hand while flying over the snowing village by the sea.
The Obverse is a portrait of Elizabeth II by Jody Clark.
A colourised silver proof version and a gold version are also available.
Images used by permission of Royal Mint
Mintage: Not known
Minted at The Royal Mint.
Queen Elizabeth II has issued many coins and was monarch during decimalisation.
The British Fifty Pence (50p) coin was introduced in October 1969 as part of the decimalisation of the British currency. It replaced the 10 shilling note, both being equivalent to half of one pound (£0.50). It is colloquially called the '50 pee'. The coin has 7 sides (heptagonal) but has rounded corners on each apex so that the coin will roll and work in vending machines.
Originally, the coin has a diameter of 30mm and weighed 13.5g, but in 1997 this was replaced with a smaller version of diameter 27.3mm and weight of 8g. The thickness was kept at 1.78mm. The coin is made of Cupro-Nickel (75% copper, 25% nickel). The larger version was demonitised (i.e. ceased to be legal tender) in 1998.
All coins have an obverse featuring the portrait Queen Elizabeth II. There are three versions:
- 1985-1997 - Designer: Raphael Maklouf
- 1998-2015 - Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS
- 2015 to date - Designer: Jody Clark
Snowman 50p 2018
There are also 29 different variants which were minted in 2011 in celebration of the 2012 Summer Olympics.The Royal Mint is the designated place for the UK to mint coins. It dates back well over 1000 years and is a Government-owned company.
Formed in the reign of Alfred the Great about the year 886, during the period 1279-1812 it was generally referred to as The Tower Mint as it was housed at the Tower of London. The Master of The Royal Mint has included famous figures such as Sir Isaac Newton.
Since 2010 it has operated as Royal Mint Ltd, a company owned by HM Treasury, under an exclusive contract to supply all coinage for the UK although it also produces medals and coins for other countries. It is currently located at Llantrisant, Wales.
There is also an on-line shop at The Royal Mint Shop.
The orignal coinage was Pounds, Shillings and Pence but since decimalisation on 15 February 1971, it is £1 = 100p, that is One Pound = 100 pence. The coinage of the UK is also a long history, the Royal Mint being established as long ago as 886AD when coins were hammered. Today there is perhaps 30 billion coins in circulation, and many (numismatic) collectors coins and sets are issued frequently in gold, silver and other metals.
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