Only 3,000 advent calendars are available
The Royal Mint has revealed a new 50p coin will be released ahead of Christmas with The Snowman depicted on it. The coin will be available in a range of precious metal finishes, including colour editions on the Royal Mint's website. The Mint have said that to celebrate the launch of Snowman 2024 collectable 50p, it has hidden a solid gold coin behind the number 24 on one of its advent calendar doors.
Since The Snowman first appeared on a Royal Mint 50p in 2018, close to 700,000 coins featuring the character have made their way into collections globally across 75 different countries, the Mint said. Rebecca Morgan, director of commemorative coin at the Royal Mint, said: “The Snowman collectable 50p has become a Christmas tradition at the Royal Mint, and we are delighted to continue this much-loved story on UK coinage.
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