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50 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th portrait, The Snowman
| Uitgever | Royal Mint |
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| Jaar | 2018 |
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| Valuta | Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Latin |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | The reverse, designed by Natasha Ratcliffe and inspired by Raymond Briggs' animated film The Snowman, depicts a young boy and the Snowman soaring through a snow-filled night sky. The Snowman, wearing his characteristic top hat and scarf, flies horizontally across the upper field while the boy, dressed in pyjamas, trails alongside him. In the lower portion of the field, the distinctive Victorian architecture of Brighton Palace Pier is rendered in fine relief beneath the pair. The engraver's initials N.R. appear in the lower right field. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
The Snowman 50p was issued to mark the 35th anniversary of the animated film adaptation of Raymond Briggs' 1978 picture book, though the coin itself appeared in 2018 — five years after that anniversary, suggesting the Royal Mint's scheduling owed more to commercial opportunity than commemorative precision. Briggs, characteristically unimpressed by institutional sentimentality, had little involvement in the licensing.
Circulation examples entered general use through the standard distribution channels, making them far more findable in pocket change than the Royal Mint's marketing implied.