Rebecca Morgan, director of collector services at the Royal Mint, said: 'Continuing our partnership with award-winning illustrator Robin Shaw, we are excited to release another original festive coin that brings Raymond Briggs's story to life in a new way. The Royal Mint's design team worked to combine traditional craftsmanship with innovative digial colour printing technology in order to bring the iconic characters of the book to life. Smart meter warning as seven million energy customers to be impacted by major change.Check your change for 'rarest' 50p as coin from 2012 sells for £2,500 on eBay.The book is entirely wordless and was illustrated using only coloured pencils. The newly released 2023 coin design tells the magical tale of James, who builds a snowman that comes to life.
The famous children's book, first published in 1978, has sold more than 5.5 million copies worldwide. The special coin is the first of the Mint's collectable 50p coins launched to celebrate the World of the Snowman featuring the official coinage portrait of King Charles. A 1st Edition Aquatics coin in the original BU coin pack sold on the 3rd February 2019 for £957.50, according to eBay Sold listings. A collectable 50p coin has been released by the Royal Mint to celebrate The Snowman. Only 600 of the Aquatics 50 pence coins were issued with the water covering the face of the swimmer before the design was changed to show no water lines across the face.
