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50 Pence - Charles III Bagpuss, Silver
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Shape | Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central colored depiction of Bagpuss, the iconic pink-and-cream striped stuffed cat from the classic BBC children's television series, shown seated and facing the viewer in a naturalistic pose. To the lower left of the field, two small colored mice figures are rendered in the style of the original animated programme, with a further mouse figure visible at upper left. The denomination '50p' appears in the upper left field. The inscribed legend to the right reads 'He gave a big yawn and settled down to sleep', referencing the programme's famous closing sequence. The overall design is executed in polychrome color printing against a brilliant proof silver field. |
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Bagpuss, the "saggy old cloth cat" created by Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate, aired as a BBC children's series in 1974 — just thirteen episodes, never repeated in full during the original run, yet consistently voted among the most beloved British programmes ever made. Postgate and Firmin produced the entire series through their tiny operation Smallfilms, working out of a barn in Kent with minimal crew and a budget that would barely cover a single day of modern television production.
Guernsey has become a significant issuer of commemorative silver in the UK collectibles market, and this piece belongs to a wave of nostalgia-driven licensing that has intensified since Postgate's death in 2008.