Royal Mint launches brand new Winnie-the-Pooh 50p coin

The final release in a three-coin series from The Royal Mint celebrates friendship with Winnie-the-Pooh, Eeyore, Piglet, and Tigger.

The coin, developed in collaboration with The Walt Disney Company, completes a collection marking 100 years of Winnie-the-Pooh.

Royal Mint launches brand new Winnie-the-Pooh 50p coin

Lucy Mackenzie, director at The Royal Mint, said: “Winnie-the-Pooh has been part of childhood for a hundred years, bringing comfort, warmth, and simple joy to generations of families across the world.

“From bedtime stories to beloved screen adaptations, these characters have a way of staying with us long after we’ve grown up.

“To mark the final coin in this special three-coin collection with The Walt Disney Company feels incredibly fitting, particularly as we celebrate the enduring theme of friendship at the heart of the stories.”

The earlier coins in the series celebrated kindness and loyalty.

The new edition is available in silver proof colour and brilliant uncirculated colour finishes, with prices starting at £15.

The new 50p celebrates friendship and features iconic characters Winnie-the-Pooh, Eeyore, Piglet and Tigger (Image: The Royal Mint/PA Wire)

Royal Mint releases new 50p commemorating Aardman Animations

It is not the only new commemorative coin released recently by The Royal Mint, following a new 50p coin released marking the 50th anniversary of Aardman Animations.

Aardman is known globally for creating some of the UK’s most recognisable animated characters, including Wallace and Gromit, Morph, Shaun the Sheep, and the villainous Feathers McGraw.

The new coin features these beloved characters on its reverse side and was designed by Aardman.

Its characters have charmed audiences for generations, from Morph’s early days on Take Hart to Wallace and Gromit’s iconic misadventures and Shaun the Sheep’s farmyard antics.

To mark its 50th year, the studio is planning a series of celebrations and will release a new film, Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom, in the autumn.

Peter Lord, co-founder of Aardman, recently visited The Royal Mint to strike one of the first coins, marking the studio’s milestone year.

He said: “I’m very proud that the story of Aardman, and the characters we’ve created over the last 50 years, are being celebrated by the work of The Royal Mint.

“It was such a pleasure to visit and see for myself, close up, the amazing care and artistry that goes into making these beautiful coins.

“In fact, the whole place reminded me of the Aardman studio – both are full of super-talented artists and craftspeople creating timeless work.”

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Royal Mint’s top 10 most valuable 50p coins

Here is a list of the top 10 most valuable coins, when they were made, and how many were minted:

1. Atlantic Salmon (2023), 200,000
2. Kew Gardens (2009), 210,000
3. Olympic Wrestling (2011), 1,129,500
4. Olympic Football (2011), 1,161,500
5. Olympic Judo (2011), 1,161,500
6. Olympic Triathlon (2011), 1,163,500
7. Peter Rabbit (2018), 1,400,000
8. Flopsy Bunny (2018), 1,400,000
9. Olympic Tennis (2011), 1,454,000
10. Olympic Goalball (2011), 1,615,500

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