50 Pence - Charles III Zog Gold Proof (2025)
Circulating version: 2025 50 Pence - Charles III Zog
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2025 |
| Denomination | 50 Pence |
| Face value | 50p |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Gold (.9999) (1000/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 0.800g · 0.0257 t oz |
| Diameter | 8.0mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Uncrowned portrait of King Charles III left, legend around.
Image of the dragon Zog
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About the 2025 50 Pence - Charles III Zog – Gold Proof
The 2025 50 Pence - Charles III Zog – Gold Proof is a collector 50 pence coin, struck in 99.99% gold. It weighs 0.8g and measures 8mm across. Reverse design: Image of the dragon Zog.
Common questions
How much is the 2025 50 Pence - Charles III Zog – Gold Proof worth?
No verified sale of the 2025 50 Pence - Charles III Zog – Gold Proof has been logged on MyCoinage yet. Its gold content is worth about £77.31 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How is the 2025 50 Pence - Charles III Zog – Gold Proof different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 2025 50 Pence - Charles III Zog, not the coin found in change. At 0.8g of 99.99% gold it is lighter than the 8g nickel circulating coin, so weighing it is the quickest check.
How do I identify the 2025 50 Pence - Charles III Zog – Gold Proof?
Check the weight 0.8g and diameter 8mm and the metal (99.99% gold) against the specification table on this page. The reverse design is described above.
History and design
This is a collector version of the 50 Pence - Charles III Zog. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
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.
Sources
- '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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