The Snowman is being depicted on a new Royal Mint 50p coin – with a gold version hidden in one of its advent calendars for someone to discover on Christmas Eve.
The Mint said that to further celebrate the launch of The Snowman 2024 collectable 50p, it has hidden a solid gold coin behind door 24 in one limited-edition The Snowman advent calendar, offering someone the chance of “striking gold”.
The Snowman 50p coin is available in a range of precious metal finishes, including colour editions, on the Royal Mint’s website, with prices starting at £12. It will not be entering general circulation.
The advent calendars will be priced at £30, with a total of 3,000 available – and only one will have a gold proof coin of The Snowman hidden inside.
The new coin celebrates Raymond Briggs’ picture book with a new design created by Robin Shaw, who was art director on The Snowman And The Snowdog, the sequel to the original television adaptation.
This year’s reverse (tails) design shows The Snowman decorating a Christmas tree.
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Royal Mint hides one solid gold Snowman 50p inside advent calendar
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