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50 Pence - Charles III The Snowman (2025)
"The Snowman 2025 50p"
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2025 |
| 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 a boy and a Christmas Tree
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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 | £10.53 🔒 eBay | £10.53 (1) | – | £10.53 – £10.53 | 1 | 1 | 17-07-2026 | |
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| BU | £14.54 🔒 eBay | £11.75 | ▼9.1% | £6.38 – £17.69 | 37 | 37 | 16-10-2026 | |
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| VF | £31.31 🔒 eBay | £10.97 | – | £8.99 – £31.89 | 9 | 9 | 14-10-2026 | |
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| MS-68 | £41.04 🔒 eBay | £41.04 (1) | – | £41.04 – £41.04 | 1 | 1 | 24-07-2026 | |
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About the 2025 50 Pence - Charles III The Snowman
The 2025 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 a boy and a Christmas Tree.
Common questions
How much is the 2025 50 Pence - Charles III The Snowman worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2025 50 Pence - Charles III The Snowman run from £10.53 to £41.04 across 4 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one.
Is the 2025 Snowman 50p in circulation?
No. The Royal Mint sold it as its official 2025 Christmas coin in Brilliant Uncirculated, colour, silver and gold versions. The Mint's circulating mintage figures list only the Atlantic Salmon 50p for 2025, and no Snowman 50p from any year appears in them.
Who designed the 2025 Snowman 50p?
Robin Shaw, the illustrator and animator who has designed the Royal Mint's Snowman coins since 2020 according to its design list. The Mint says he worked as assistant director on The Snowman and The Snowdog. The King's portrait on the obverse is by Martin Jennings.
What does the 2025 Snowman 50p show?
The royal proclamation describes the reverse as the snowman and the boy from Raymond Briggs' book The Snowman, with a decorated Christmas tree and lights. It gives no reverse inscription. The denomination and date are on the obverse.
How many 2025 Snowman 50p coins were made?
The Royal Mint has not published a figure for the standard Brilliant Uncirculated coin, and there is no circulating mintage. Its product page for the colour Brilliant Uncirculated edition gives a maximum coin mintage of 16,000.
How many Snowman 50p coins are there?
The Royal Mint calls the 2025 coin the eighth in The Snowman series. The first was issued in 2018 and a new design has followed each year. The 2022 coin marked the tenth anniversary of The Snowman and The Snowdog.
How do I identify the 2025 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 every Christmas since 2018, and the 2025 coin is, by its count, the eighth in the series. It celebrates Raymond Briggs' wordless picture book The Snowman, first published in 1978, and the animated film first broadcast on Channel 4 on 26 December 1982. The coins are made in collaboration with Snowman Enterprises and licensed by Penguin Ventures.
Like the earlier Snowman coins, this is a collector issue. The Mint's circulating mintage figures list only the Atlantic Salmon 50p for 2025, and no Snowman 50p from any year appears in them. The Mint sold the 2025 design as its official Christmas coin, in a Brilliant Uncirculated pack and in colour, silver and gold versions. It has published no sales figure.
The reverse is by Robin Shaw, the illustrator and animator credited with the Mint's Snowman designs since 2020. The proclamation describes it as "a depiction of the snowman and the boy from the book The Snowman, with a decorated Christmas tree and lights". The Mint's range page headlines the coin "The Snowman Lights Up Christmas". The 2024 coin had shown The Snowman alone, placing a star on top of the tree.
There is no inscription on the reverse. The denomination is on the obverse, which carries Martin Jennings' portrait of King Charles III with the inscription CHARLES III D G REX F D 50 PENCE and the date 2025. The edge is plain.
Collecting notes
No recognised varieties or mint errors are documented for this coin.
Each year's Snowman 50p has a different reverse, so check the date and the scene. The 2025 coin has the boy and the lit tree. The 2024 Snowman 50p has The Snowman placing the star.
The colour Brilliant Uncirculated edition, sold only by the Royal Mint, has a stated maximum coin mintage of 16,000. The Mint also lists a silver proof colour coin, a gold proof and an advent calendar for 2025.
The standard coin was sold sealed in a pack. A loose example should be checked for handling marks.
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 2025 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coin, 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 gold coins; a new series of five hundred pound and fifty pence silver coins; and a new series of fifty pence cupro-nickel coins (notice 4894492, 13 June 2025), The Gazette (read 9 Oct 2026)
- UK coin mintage figures (data file), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The Snowman: A Magical Journey on Coins, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The Snowman 2025 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Colour Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- THE SNOWMAN makes a magical return on a 50p (14 October 2024), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2025 The Snowman 50p Brilliant Uncirculated, Coin Hunter (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The Snowman (range page), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
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