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50 Pence - Charles III (Winnie the Pooh - Friendship) (2026)
"Winnie the Pooh Friendship 50p"
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2026 |
| Denomination | 50 Pence |
| Face value | 50p |
| Series | Winnie The Pooh & Friends |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 8.000g |
| Diameter | 27.3mm |
| Shape | Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided) |
| Edge | Plain |
| Orientation | Medal |
| Obv. artist | Martin Jennings |
| Rev. artist | The Walt Disney Company |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
| Tags | Bear Cinema Literature Flower Tree Pig or porcine |
Uncrowned portrait of King Charles III left, legend around.
· CHARLES III · D · G · REX · F · D · 50 PENCE ·
A depiction of Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore and Piglet, surrounded by trees, legend below.
Disney WINNIE THE POOH
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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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| VF | £9.73 🔒 eBay | £17.79 (1) | – | £9.73 – £17.79 | 2 | 2 | 17-10-2026 | |
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About the 2026 50 Pence - Charles III (Winnie the Pooh - Friendship)
The 2026 50 Pence - Charles III (Winnie the Pooh - Friendship) is a collector 50 pence coin in the Winnie The Pooh & Friends series, struck in copper-nickel. It weighs 8g and measures 27.3mm across. Reverse design: A depiction of Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore and Piglet, surrounded by trees, legend below.
Common questions
How much is the 2026 50 Pence - Charles III (Winnie the Pooh - Friendship) worth?
The 2026 50 Pence - Charles III (Winnie the Pooh - Friendship) has a price in one grade on MyCoinage so far: £17.79 in VF, the median of its verified sales.
Is there a coloured Winnie the Pooh Friendship 50p?
Yes. The Royal Mint sold a Brilliant Uncirculated colour edition with the reverse printed in colour, in a pack with a pop-up element. It is labelled as a limited edition of 15,000, with a maximum coin mintage of 15,001. The silver proof version is also colour printed.
How rare is the Winnie the Pooh Friendship 50p?
No sales or striking figures have been published. The plain Brilliant Uncirculated coin had no stated limit. The colour edition is capped at a maximum coin mintage of 15,001, the silver proof colour coin at 4,011 and the gold proof at 110, according to the Royal Mint's product pages.
When was the Winnie the Pooh Friendship 50p released?
It went on sale on Thursday 11 June 2026, according to a Press Association report of the launch. It was the third and final coin in the Royal Mint's 2026 set for 100 years of Winnie the Pooh, following the Kindness and Loyalty coins.
Can you get the Winnie the Pooh Friendship 50p in your change?
It was not issued for circulation. The Royal Mint sold it as a collector coin and its circulating mintage data lists no 2026 Winnie the Pooh 50p. The proclamation makes the coin legal tender, so a bought example could be spent, but none were supplied for general use.
How do I identify the 2026 50 Pence - Charles III (Winnie the Pooh - Friendship)?
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
Friendship is the last of three 50p coins the Royal Mint issued in 2026 with The Walt Disney Company for 100 years of Winnie the Pooh, counted from the publication of A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh in 1926. A Press Association report put its launch on Thursday 11 June 2026 and named Brilliant Uncirculated colour and silver proof colour editions.
The base-metal coin exists in two forms. One is a plain Brilliant Uncirculated coin with no stated limit. The other has the reverse printed in colour and was sold as a limited edition of 15,000. Neither was issued for circulation: the Mint's circulating mintage data lists no 2026 Winnie the Pooh 50p, and no sales figures have been published.
Four characters share the reverse. The royal proclamation gives it as "a depiction of Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Tigger and Eeyore accompanied by the inscription Disney WINNIE THE POOH", and the Royal Mint credits the artwork to The Walt Disney Company. The Mint's theme for the coin is the friendship Pooh shows to all those he meets.
King Charles III's portrait by Martin Jennings is on the obverse, inscribed CHARLES III D G REX F D 50 PENCE with the date 2026. The edge is plain.
Varieties and errors
The two finishes are deliberate products, not varieties in the usual sense. The colour edition came in a pack with a pop-up element and has a maximum coin mintage of 15,001. No mint errors are documented.
Collecting notes
Tell the two cupro-nickel versions apart by the printed colour and by the packaging. Colour on the limited edition is the Mint's own printing and the coin was supplied in the pop-up pack. Colour added to a plain coin after it left the Mint does not make it the limited edition.
The other catalogue entry for this design is the Friendship 50p. The set began with the Kindness 50p.
A silver proof with colour, with a maximum coin mintage of 4,011, and a 22 carat gold proof, with a maximum of 110, share the design. These are ceilings set at launch, not totals sold.
Sources
The history, design, varieties and collecting notes on this page are drawn from these sources. Prices come from recorded sales, not from them.
- 100 Years of Winnie the Pooh - Friendship 2026 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 100 Years of Winnie the Pooh - Friendship 2026 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Colour Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Proclamation determining the specifications and designs for a new series of one hundred pound, twenty-five pound and fifty pence gold coins; fifty pence standard silver coins; fifty pence silver piedfort coins; and fifty pence cupro-nickel coins (notice 5008529, 12 December 2025), The Gazette (read 9 Oct 2026)
- UK coin mintage figures (data file), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 50p Coin Designs and Specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Royal Mint's new Winnie-the-Pooh coin celebrates friendship (Press Association, 11 June 2026), The Irish News (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Winnie the Pooh Friendship Range, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 100 Years of Winnie the Pooh Friendship 2026 UK 50p Silver Proof Colour Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 100 Years of Winnie the Pooh Friendship 2026 UK 50p Gold Proof Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
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