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2020 Snowman 50p Coins
For 2020, the characters from Raymond Briggs’ celebrated story are reunited in a warm embrace in a poignant design that captures the depth of their friendship.
The Snowman 50p is not in circulation. It is a collectors only coin available to purchase from The Royal Mint, whilst stocks last.
The Snowman 2020 Collection includes a plain BUNC coin and a special edition with a colour-printed coin finished to Brilliant Uncirculated standard. In prior years, the BUNC Snowman coins were only released as plain coins.
2020 The Snowman 50p Coin Specifications
Snowman coins are available in BUNC, BUNC Coloured, Silver Proof and Gold Proof limited editions. No Snowman fifty pence coins will be entering UK circulation.
DENOMINATION
50p
DIAMETER
27.30mm
REVERSE DESIGNER
Snowman Enterprises
OBVERSE DESIGNER
Jody Clark
YEAR
2020
The Snowman 2020 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Greetings Card
The Snowman 50p Greetings Card
Send an extra special Christmas card your loved ones can keep all year round
Share the magic of The Snowman™ this Christmas
The only way to own The Snowman™ 2020 coin – this coin will not enter circulation
Licensed by Snowman Enterprises Limited
Features a design by Robin Shaw – the Assistant Director of sequel The Snowman™ and The Snowdog
LIMITED EDITION PRESENTATION
Unlimited
MAXIMUM COIN MINTAGE
Unlimited
QUALITY
Brilliant Uncirculated (BUNC)
PURE METAL TYPE
Cupro-Nickel
WEIGHT
8.00 g
PRICE ON ISSUE
£10.00
PRODUCT CODE
UK20SMBU
Brilliant Uncirculated – Coloured Coins
The Snowman 50p Coloured Coin
Exclusive to The Royal Mint
The fold-out packaging features illustrations by Robin Shaw – the Assistant Director of sequel The Snowman™ and The Snowdog
Colour printing recalls the charm of the original illustrations
Capture the memories of a magical family Christmas
Licensed by Snowman Enterprises Limited
Limited-Edition Presentation of 15,000 coins
LIMITED EDITION PRESENTATION
15,000 coins
MAXIMUM COIN MINTAGE
15,000 coins
QUALITY
Brilliant Uncirculated (BUNC)
PURE METAL TYPE
Cupro-Nickel
WEIGHT
8.00 g
PRICE ON ISSUE
£20.00
PRODUCT CODE
UK20SMBUC
Silver Proof Coins
The Snowman 50p Silver Proof Coins
LIMITED EDITION PRESENTATION
7,000
MAXIMUM COIN MINTAGE
7,010
QUALITY
Proof
PURE METAL TYPE
.925 Sterling Silver
PRICE ON ISSUE
£67.50
PRODUCT CODE
UK20SMSP
Each coin is cased in a beautiful printed acrylic block with delicate snow falling all around – a perfect Christmas decoration
The gift box contains a fold-out booklet, featuring exclusive illustrations from Robin Shaw – the Assistant Director of sequel The Snowman™ and The Snowdog
Colour printing recalls the charm of the original illustrations
An extremely Limited-Edition Presentation of just 7,000 coins
Gold Proof Coins
The Snowman 50p Gold Coins
LIMITED EDITION PRESENTATION
275
MAXIMUM COIN MINTAGE
285
QUALITY
Proof
PURE METAL TYPE
22 Carat Gold
WEIGHT
15.50 g
PRICE ON ISSUE
£1,125.00
PRODUCT CODE
UK20SMGP
Last year’s gold Proof coin sold out completely
The gift box contains a fold-out booklet, featuring exclusive illustrations from Robin Shaw – the Assistant Director of sequel The Snowman™ and The Snowdog
Gift the only gold Proof coin with a festive story available from The Royal Mint this Christmas
Licensed by Snowman Enterprises Limited
An extremely Limited-Edition Presentation of just 275
When the Royal Mint set out to design their Snowman fifty pence coins, the huge challenge has been to capture the charm of the original illustrated characters on a coin.
Robin aspired to work with Snowman creator Raymond Briggs after watching it on television as a child and this was an ambition he went on to fulfil, collaborating with Raymond on several film projects.
Robin explains the design process in more detail:
“At the heart of the story is the relationship between the little boy and the Snowman. Starting with a handshake, it grows stronger with everything they teach each other and the adventures they share. But it’s only when they hug, that we fully appreciate the depth of emotion.”
“I wanted to capture this in one single image. Obviously, it needed to work on a small scale so clarity was key. I sketched the design quite a few times, playing with angles of heads, how much of the little boy’s face could be seen, whose arm covered whose and so on. It just felt like the intricacies of all those factors affected how the hug would be read. It had to be incredibly specific and – in typical Briggs’ fashion – understated at the same time. Something I’m really pleased with this year is the simplicity of the design. The emotion and clarity sit nicely alongside the more graphic and tactile element of the snowfall. It can be tricky to keep in mind while working on the design that it will be transcribed into a three-dimensional metal object that sits in the palm of your hand. This affects how you draw up the final design, trying to make sure it works for the sense of touch as well as sight.”
How are 2020 The Snowman 50p coins made?
The 2020 Snowman coins are made using the latest in digital printing methods.
The first stage of the coin production process is to add a layer of clear primer, followed by white, so that when colour is placed on top it really pops!
Areas of the coin are then masked before more colour is added.
The characters themselves are the stars of the coin and more colour is added so they really stand out.
A die is produced – this is the tool that strikes the coin with thousands of tonnes of pressure – and these coins are struck multiple times to ensure the standard of the Brilliant Uncirculated and Proof finish. These have to be lined up perfectly or the layers will be out of place and the whole design will fail.
The Royal Mint usually does trial runs of 100 to 1,000 Brilliant Uncirculated coins and around 25 for the silver Proof editions; this makes sure everything is flawless before we strike larger numbers of the coins.
This design was particularly challenging because the colour runs edge-to-edge. This meant more trials than usual.
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