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The Magic of the Snowman™ Returns: A Look at the New 2024 Snowman 50p Coin
For collectors and fans of Christmas nostalgia, the annual release of The Snowman™ 50p coin has become a festive tradition in its own right. Since the first coin debuted in 2018, the Royal Mint has celebrated the timeless charm of Raymond Briggs’ classic tale by bringing this beloved character to life in beautifully crafted designs. Let’s take a brief journey through the history of these iconic coins before unveiling the latest 2024 edition!
A Walk Through Past Designs
The Snowman™ 50p series began in 2018, and since then, each year has introduced a fresh design, capturing the spirit of the heartwarming story. Some of the notable previous designs include:
- 2018: The debut coin depicted The Snowman™ flying through the snow speckled sky, hand in hand with his awe-struck companion, James.
- 2019: This coin features The Snowman™ and James, the hero of the story standing in a beautiful snowy landscape.
- 2020: The 2020 design features The Snowman™, in a green hat, smiling while he hugs James tightly.
- 2021: Another wonderful depiction where James draws a smile on The Snowman’s™ face, taken from a scene in the original tale.
- 2022: We saw a beloved new character featured on the design, The Snowman™ and The Snowdog, the sequel to The Snowman™, based on Raymond Briggs’ classic Christmas story.
- 2023: The 2023 coin showcased a festive design, featuring James and his frosty friend – dancing beneath the magical Northern Lights.
Introducing the 2024 Snowman™ 50p Coin
Now, in 2024, the magic of The Snowman™ returns once more with a fresh new design that’s sure to capture hearts. This year’s edition features the beloved Snowman placing a star on the top of the colourful Christmas Tree, and is strictly limited to JUST 7,000. Whether you’ve been collecting since 2018 or are just now starting your The Snowman™ collection, this new coin is a must-have for the holiday season.
As always, the 2024 coin will be highly sought after by collectors, so don’t miss your chance to add it to your collection or gift it to a loved one this Christmas!
Explore the full 2024 UK The Snowman™ 50p coin range today.
Bring home a piece of Christmas magic!
BRAND-NEW UK Snowman™ 50p released!
Today, the Royal Mint have launched their brand-new SnowmanTM 50p coin, just in time for Christmas.
It’s safe to say this coin is destined for sell-outs, given that in the last five years EVERY edition has sold out in record time.
Read on to find out more about this year’s designs, and those tiny edition limits…
Designed by Robin Shaw
This years design features ‘The Boy’, James, and the Snowman dancing in a snowy forest in front of the Northern Lights.
It has been carefully illustrated by Robin Shaw, a renowned animator who has famously produced all of the images that have appeared on the Snowman UK 50p coins. The design is especially eye-catching in Silver, due to the advance colour-application that brings the Northern Lights to life.
Although the design may be stunning , it’s the edition limits that will be catching the eye of collectors…
Sell-outs expected…
The limited-edition Silver Proof coin has an edition limit of just 5,000.
To put that into context, the 2018 SnowmanTM Silver 50p sold out an edition limit of 15,000.
That means this year’s coin is three times as limited. When you think about it, should every collector who secured the first coin want this latest release, we are already 10,000 short.
And that’s not all, the Gold Proof coin has had a drastic edition limit cut from 300 coins last year, to a minute 100. Again, this coin has sold-out year on year and the small numbers wont be enough to satisfy demand.
How to secure yours
This UK 50p coin is available in three specifications: Gold Proof, Colour-Printed Silver Proof, and Brilliant Uncirculated Quality. A specification for every collector. Click here to secure the perfect christmas present before it’s too late >
Christmas at The Westminster Collection! The products on Santa’s Good List…
The countdown to Christmas has begun! With less than one month to go, we’ve got just the thing to brighten up your winter… an array of exquisite Christmas coins that could be yours this festive season!
Read on to learn more about the coins that have made it into The Westminster Collection’s “Good List” and how you can secure these cracking stocking fillers yourself…
1. The Silver ‘Christmas Gifts’ Rotating Coin
Coming in first with the best in snow is the Christmas Gifts Rotating 5oz Silver coin! Renowned for their incomparable sell-out history and remarkable innovative technology, The Royal Canadian Mint have certainly outdone themselves with this festive edition…
This exquisite Christmas coin is struck from 5oz of 99.99% pure silver and embellished with a gold-plated garland. What’s more, the grand 65mm diameter allows you to appreciate every detail of this stunning minting!
Using a 3D sculpture and gyroscopic technology, Santa and his elves are truly brought to life as the elves spin around the coin! Click here to see for yourself in our video! But hurry – we have less than 50 remaining! >>
2. Christmas with The Royal Mint: The Snowman™ and the Snowdog BU 50p
Celebrate the 30th anniversary of the timeless classic Christmas film, The Snowman™, with his return to UK 50p coins. But to make this Christmas more special than ever, he is joined for the very first time by his four-legged friend: The Snowdog!
The adorable reverse design has been created by Robin Shaw – the assistant director of the original The Snowman™ and The Snowdog film – as it hits its 10-year anniversary.
The coin is accompanied by official Royal Mint packaging, which for this special occasion, takes the form of a stunning festive Christmas card encapsulating your Brilliant Uncirculated 50p!
With our Gold and Silver allocation fully sold-out, you must act now and secure one of our remaining few Snowman™ and Snowdog 50ps to avoid missing out on one of the most popular releases this Christmas…
3. The Ultimate Christmas Lenticular coin: Santa’s Sleigh
Treat yo’ELF this Christmas with the perfect stocking filler for all the family! This fun-filled lenticular coin from The Royal Canadian Mint is embellished with the rich colours of Christmas and an interactive feature only you can control…
Tilt the coin from one way to another and watch Santa’s elves hop around his sleigh!
The Royal Canadian Mint have been producing exquisite lenticular coins since 2008. But despite their changing designs, one thing stays the same… consistent sell-outs! Even with mintages as high as 100,000, lenticular coins still fly off the shelves.
But with less than 40 remaining and Christmas right round the corner, this tiny allocation won’t be around for long…
4. The SOLD-OUT 2018 Christmas Nutcracker BU £5
In 2018, The Royal Mint celebrated Christmas with the Nutcracker £5 coin. Designed by acclaimed Royal Mint engraver, Harry Brockway, this coin depicts the enchanting Christmas Nutcracker scene!
Struck to superior Brilliant Uncirculated quality, your coin has been carefully encapsulated in Official Change Checker packaging with that all-important security hologram, guaranteeing its quality and authenticity.
Given its stunning minting and festive sentiment, this coin is now SOLD-OUT at the Royal Mint! But today, we have a select few remaining just in time for Christmas at the small price of £24.99.
Click here to avoid missing out on this sell-out coin! >>
5. Harry Potter Limited Edition Christmas Card
Following the extreme success of the 2022 Harry Potter 50p’s, it is only fitting to celebrate Christmas at Hogwarts with this Harry Potter Christmas Commemorative!
Featuring the iconic Hogwarts ‘H’ symbol in vivid full-colour, this stunning product has been expertly plated in 24 Carat Gold to an immaculate Proof finish.
But, out of the 2,022-edition limit, we have just 32 remaining! So, get your wands at the ready this festive season and give someone a spellbinding Christmas…
Click here to magic yours into your collection NOW! >>