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50 Pence - Charles III The Snowman (2024)
"The Snowman 2024 50p"
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2024 |
| Denomination | 50 Pence |
| Face value | 50p |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 8.000g |
| Diameter | 27.3mm |
| Shape | Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided) |
| Edge | Plain |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Obv. artist | Martin Jennings |
| Rev. artist | Robin Shaw |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Uncrowned portrait of King Charles III left, legend and date around.
The Snowman with Christmas Trees
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Realised auction prices · ⭐ Pro Expand rows for individual sale records| Grade | Latest | Median | 30d Δ | All-time range | Sales (1yr) | Total sales | Last sale | |
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| UNC | £8.62 🔒 eBay | £9.31 | – | £7.77 – £10.07 | 4 | 4 | 07-09-2026 | |
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| BU | £11.17 🔒 eBay | £11.58 | ▲15.9% | £4.71 – £18.82 | 49 | 49 | 15-10-2026 | |
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| VF | £10.53 🔒 eBay | £9.03 | – | £5.45 – £10.53 | 8 | 8 | 17-10-2026 | |
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About the 2024 50 Pence - Charles III The Snowman
The 2024 50 Pence - Charles III The Snowman is a collector 50 pence coin, struck in copper-nickel. It weighs 8g and measures 27.3mm across. Reverse design: The Snowman with Christmas Trees.
Common questions
How much is the 2024 50 Pence - Charles III The Snowman worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2024 50 Pence - Charles III The Snowman run from £9.03 to £11.58 across 3 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one.
Is the 2024 Snowman 50p in circulation?
No. When it launched the coin on 14 October 2024 the Royal Mint said it was a collectable coin and would not be entering general circulation. It does not appear in the Mint's circulating mintage figures, so any example in change was spent by someone who bought it.
How many 2024 Snowman 50p coins were made?
The Royal Mint has published no figure for the standard Brilliant Uncirculated coin. Its product pages give maximum coin mintages of 23,000 for the colour Brilliant Uncirculated coin, 7,010 for the colour silver proof and 110 for the gold proof. These are limits, not sales figures.
Who designed the 2024 Snowman 50p?
Robin Shaw, an animator and illustrator who was art director on The Snowman and The Snowdog. The Royal Mint called 2024 The Snowman's seventh appearance on a 50p. The portrait of King Charles III on the obverse is by Martin Jennings.
What does the 2024 Snowman 50p show?
The Snowman placing a star at the top of a Christmas tree. The Royal Mint described the scene as the character taking part in a festive tradition, decorating the tree. The royal proclamation gives no inscription for the reverse, and the denomination and date are on the obverse.
How many Snowman 50p coins are there?
The Royal Mint said the 2024 coin was the seventh Snowman 50p, the first having appeared in 2018. Its 50p design list shows one for each year from 2018 to 2025, with the 2022 coin featuring The Snowman and The Snowdog, so the 2025 coin makes eight.
How do I identify the 2024 50 Pence - Charles III The Snowman?
Check the weight 8g and diameter 27.3mm and the metal (copper-nickel) against the specification table on this page. The reverse design is described above.
History and design
The Royal Mint has issued a Snowman 50p for Christmas every year since 2018, and the 2024 coin was the seventh. It was launched on 14 October 2024 in collaboration with Snowman Enterprises and under licence from Penguin Ventures, and it was the second Snowman coin to carry the portrait of King Charles III.
The coin celebrates Raymond Briggs's wordless picture book The Snowman, first published in 1978, and the animated film first shown on Channel 4 on 26 December 1982.
The Mint's launch statement was explicit about its status: this is a collectable coin and would not be entering general circulation. It does not appear in the Mint's circulating mintage figures, and no mintage has been published for the standard base metal coin.
The reverse is by Robin Shaw, an animator and illustrator who was art director on the sequel film The Snowman and The Snowdog and who has drawn the Snowman coins for several years. It shows The Snowman placing a star at the top of a Christmas tree. The proclamation describes it in the same terms and gives no inscription for the reverse.
Shaw said of it that the coin "captures the magic of Raymond Briggs' most enduring creation".
The obverse carries Martin Jennings's portrait of King Charles III with the inscription CHARLES III D G REX F D 50 PENCE and the date 2024. The edge is plain.
Collecting notes
No recognised varieties or mint errors are documented for this coin.
The standard Brilliant Uncirculated coin was sold in a greetings card style pack, which is how most examples survive. From 11 November 2024 visitors to the Royal Mint Experience in Llantrisant could also strike their own Snowman 50p. A loose coin should be checked for handling marks.
A colour-printed Brilliant Uncirculated version, available only from the Mint, has a maximum coin mintage of 23,000. Check which version a listing is offering. The Mint also sold a colour silver proof with a maximum mintage of 7,010 and a gold proof with a maximum of 110.
The coins either side of it are the 2023 Snowman 50p and the 2025 Snowman 50p.
Sources
The history, design, varieties and collecting notes on this page are drawn from these sources. Prices come from recorded sales, not from them.
- THE SNOWMAN makes a magical return on a 50p (press release, 14 October 2024), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 50p Coin Designs and Specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Proclamation determining the specifications and designs for a new series of fifty pence coins in gold, standard silver, silver piedfort and cupro-nickel (notice 4623989, 24 May 2024), The Gazette (read 9 Oct 2026)
- UK coin mintage figures (data file), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The Snowman 2024 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The Snowman 2024 UK 50p Gold Proof Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The Snowman 2024 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Colour Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The Snowman 2024 UK 50p Silver Proof Colour Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
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