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50 Pence - Charles III The Snowman, Silver Proof
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Currency | Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Full-color applied enamel scene depicting The Snowman and James (The Boy), characters from Raymond Briggs' celebrated 1978 illustrated story and its 1982 animated film adaptation. The Snowman, wearing his distinctive dark green hat and matching scarf with a carrot nose, towers joyfully over the field while the Boy, dressed in a brown coat and blue striped pajama trousers, reaches upward in a gesture of delight and companionship. The background is rendered in soft blues and greens evoking a wintry night sky with a suggestion of the aurora borealis, snow-covered fir trees visible to the right, and scattered snowflakes throughout the scene. No legends or inscriptions appear on the reverse. |
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The Snowman has appeared on Royal Mint 50 pence pieces since 1992, tied to the Raymond Briggs animated film that first aired on Channel 4 on Christmas Day 1982. The annual reissue has become one of the mint's most reliably commercial products, with collector demand driven largely by the gifting market rather than numismatic interest. That commercial reality hasn't diminished the series' longevity — this is now the fourth decade of continuous annual issues.
Charles III's accession in September 2022 required new obverse dies across the entire British coinage, making 2023 the first year this series appears under his effigy.