New rare 50p coins unveiled by Royal Mint – with one worth more than £1,100

COINING IT: The Snowman And The Snowdog coins have been produced by the Royal Mint (Photo by Royal Mint/PA)

The Royal Mint has launched a collection of rare 50p coins celebrating a decade since the release of The Snowman And The Snowdog movie.

The obverse or the ‘heads’ side of the collectable coin will feature Queen Elizabeth II’s portrait. The opposite side will have and image of the snowman and the snowdog.

The coin tells the story of a boy, Billy, who discovers the original snowman-making kit hidden under his bedroom floorboards. Billy builds the snowman and, with a little leftover snow, a snowdog.

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At night, the two come to life and Billy joins them on an enchanting adventure. Illustrator Robin Shaw has worked with the Royal Mint to produce the design.

The Mint also used digital colour printing technology to bring the design to life. Prices for the new coin range from £11 for a brilliant uncirculated version to £1,195 for a gold coin.

Rebecca Morgan, director of collector services shared that Royal Mint first celebrated the much-loved classic back in 2018. She said: “The Royal Mint first celebrated the heart-warming tale of The Snowman on official UK coins in 2018.

“Today, we are delighted to introduce another collectable 50p coin to the series celebrating 10 years since the release of The Snowman And The Snowdog. This year’s design is just as charming as ever and features an exclusive design by award-winning illustrator Robin Shaw.”

Mr Shaw said: “It’s a joy to be revisiting The Snowdog after 10 years. I’ve always been rather pleased when he’s around and imagined him keeping The Snowman company when we’re not looking.”

This is the fifth commemorative Snowman coin released by the Royal Mint in collaboration with Snowman Enterprises Limited and licensed by Penguin Ventures (part of Penguin Random House UK), after the first coin was released in 2018.

By Vicky Shaw, PA Personal Finance Correspondent

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