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50 Pence - Charles III Zog (2025)
"Zog 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 | Axel Scheffler & Magic Light Pictures |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Uncrowned portrait of King Charles III left, legend around.
· CHARLES III · D · G · REX · F · D · 50 PENCE ·
Image of the dragon Zog
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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 | £8.65 🔒 eBay | £9.62 | – | £8.65 – £12.99 | 8 | 8 | 23-09-2026 | |
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| BU | £9.61 🔒 eBay | £10.75 | – | £3.84 – £25.77 | 62 | 62 | 26-09-2026 | |
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| VF | £8.97 🔒 eBay | £8.66 | – | £7.00 – £19.35 | 11 | 11 | 14-10-2026 | |
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About the 2025 50 Pence - Charles III Zog
The 2025 50 Pence - Charles III Zog is a collector 50 pence coin, struck in copper-nickel. It weighs 8g and measures 27.3mm across. Reverse design: Image of the dragon Zog.
Common questions
How much is the 2025 50 Pence - Charles III Zog worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2025 50 Pence - Charles III Zog run from £8.66 to £10.75 across 3 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one.
Is the Zog 50p in circulation?
No. The Royal Mint's circulating mintage figures list only the Atlantic Salmon design among 50p coins dated 2025. The Zog 50p was launched as a collectable coin sold from the Mint's website, so an example found in change was spent by someone who had bought it.
How many Zog 50p coins were made?
No figure has been published for the standard Brilliant Uncirculated coin. The Royal Mint states maximum mintages of 10,000 for the colour Brilliant Uncirculated coin, 3,510 for the silver proof colour coin and 1,010 for the small gold proof. These are limits, not sales figures.
Who designed the Zog 50p?
The Royal Mint credits the reverse to Axel Scheffler and Magic Light Pictures. It is a remastered version of Scheffler's illustration of Zog, made with the company behind the animated adaptation. The portrait of King Charles III on the obverse is by Martin Jennings.
When was the Zog 50p released?
On 12 June 2025, which the Royal Mint called Zog Day. The coin marks 15 years since the picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler was published, and the Mint describes it as the first time the character has appeared on an official UK coin.
How do I identify the 2025 50 Pence - Charles III Zog?
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 Zog 50p was released on 12 June 2025, which the Royal Mint billed as Zog Day. It marks 15 years since Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler published their picture book about an accident-prone dragon trying to earn a golden star at Dragon School. The Mint describes it as the first time the character has appeared on an official UK coin.
The coin joined the Mint's childhood characters series, which had already covered two other Donaldson and Scheffler creations, The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child. It was produced in partnership with Magic Light Pictures, the company behind the animated adaptation of the story.
This is a collector coin. It does not appear in the Royal Mint's circulating mintage figures, where the only 50p dated 2025 is the Atlantic Salmon definitive, and the launch release said the base metal version would be available exclusively from the Mint.
The reverse shows Zog in flight, taken from a remastered illustration by Axel Scheffler. The royal proclamation describes it simply as "a depiction of the dragon Zog accompanied by the inscription ZOG". The Royal Mint credits the design to Axel Scheffler and Magic Light Pictures.
The denomination is on the other side. The obverse carries the portrait of King Charles III by Martin Jennings 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.
Because it was not issued for circulation, every example began in a Royal Mint product. The standard cupro-nickel coin came in a printed pack and the Mint states no limit for it. A colour-printed Brilliant Uncirculated version, with Zog in orange, was limited to a maximum of 10,000 and came in pop-up packaging. A loose coin without its pack should be checked for handling marks.
The silver proof is also colour printed, housed in an acrylic block, with a stated maximum of 3,510. The gold proof is a different object: a round 1/40 oz piece of 0.80 g and 8.00 mm, limited to 1,010, still denominated 50p. All of these figures are issue limits, and the Mint has not published sales numbers.
The earlier coins in the same vein include the Gruffalo 50p of 2019 and the Gruffalo's Child 50p of 2024.
Sources
The history, design, varieties and collecting notes on this page are drawn from these sources. Prices come from recorded sales, not from them.
- 'What a good idea!' Royal Mint celebrates 15 years of Zog with collectable 50p coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Zog 2025 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Proclamation determining the specifications and designs for a new series of fifty pence coins in gold, in silver and in cupro-nickel (notice 4847405, 4 April 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)
- Zog 2025 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Colour Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Zog 2025 UK 50p Silver Proof Colour Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Zog 2025 UK 1/40 oz Gold Proof Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
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