Obverse. Photo © Royal Mint
  • 50 Pence 2021, Sp# H97, United Kingdom (Great Britain), Elizabeth II, Winnie the Pooh and Friends, Winnie the Pooh and Friends
  • 50 Pence 2021, Sp# H97, United Kingdom (Great Britain), Elizabeth II, Winnie the Pooh and Friends, Winnie the Pooh and Friends
  • 50 Pence 2021, Sp# H97, United Kingdom (Great Britain), Elizabeth II, Winnie the Pooh and Friends, Winnie the Pooh and Friends, Royal Mint case accompanied by a booklet
Description

This collection of 50p coins is a nostalgic reminder for fans of the ‘silly old bear’ and his friends, inspired by the classic stories of A. A. Milne and featuring the original illustrations of E. H. Shepard.

The series features nine coins celebrating the inhabitants of the Hundred Acre Wood, with three released in 2020, featuring Winnie the Pooh, Christopher Robin and Piglet, and six more over the following two years.

The first collection of stories about Winnie-the-Pooh was the book Winnie-the-Pooh (1926), and this was followed by The House at Pooh Corner (1928). Milne also included a poem about the bear in the children's verse book When We Were Very Young (1924) and many more in Now We Are Six (1927). All four volumes were illustrated by E. H. Shepard.

In 1961, Walt Disney Productions licensed certain film and other rights of Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh stories from the estate of A. A. Milne and the licensing agent Stephen Slesinger, Inc., and adapted the Pooh stories, using the unhyphenated name "Winnie the Pooh", into a series of features that would eventually become one of its most successful franchises.

Obverse

The fifth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the George IV State Diadem and drop earrings.

The George IV State Diadem, officially the Diamond Diadem, is a type of crown that was made in 1820 for King George IV. The diadem is worn by queens and queens consort in procession to coronations and State Openings of Parliament. The piece of jewellery has been featured in paintings and on stamps and currency. It can be seen in the Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace.

ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA FIDEI DEFENSATRIX means Elizabeth II, by the grace of God, Queen and Defender of the Faith.

Engraver: Jody Clark

·ELIZABETH II·D·G·REG·F·D·50 PENCE·2021
J.C

Reverse

Depicts Tigger, Piglet, Eeyore, Owl, Kanga, Roo, Rabbit and our favourite ‘silly old bear’ gathering in the Hundred Acre Wood in one of E. H. Shepard’s original illustration. A friendly bee buzzes from one coin to the next to link the series.

Winnie-the-Pooh, also called Pooh Bear and Pooh, is a fictional anthropomorphic teddy bear created by English author A. A. Milne. He named the character Winnie-the-Pooh after a teddy bear owned by his son, Christopher Robin Milne. Christopher Milne had named his toy bear after Winnie, a Canadian black bear he often saw at London Zoo, and Pooh, a swan they had encountered while on holiday.

Winnie
the Pooh
©Disney

Edge

50 Pence

5th portrait, Gold Proof Coin
Sp# H97
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating)
Material Gold
Fineness 0.916
Weight 15.5 g
Diameter 27.3 mm
Thickness -
Shape polygon
Sides 7
Alignment Medal
Mint
Royal Mint

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