Hogwarts Express (silver 8 g)
PDFGeneral information
Country:
Catalogue code:
UK22HESP
Series:
Year of issue:
2022
Mintage, pcs:
15 010
Dimensions:
27.30 mm
Face value:
0.5 GBP
Metal:
Silver (925)
- 8 g
Weight, g:
8 g
Themes:
Designer:
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Shape:
Heptagonal (7-sided)
Coin types:
Silver coins
Strike quality:
Proof
Description
The second coin in the Royal Mint collection dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the publication of the novel "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone". The reverse features the Hogwarts Express based on an illustration by Jim Kay (adapted by Fion Gwillim); a latent image shows a lightning bolt and the number 25. The obverse bears the final portrait of Elizabeth II by Jody Clark. Issued in collaboration with Bloomsbury Publishing, The Blair Partnership, and Warner Bros.
0.925 fineness silver, Proof, color printing.