A new 50p coin has been released today featuring a much-loved character from Winnie-the-Pooh.
One side of the new 50p features an illustration of Eeyore, a melancholy donkey, along with his name, inspired by the classic illustrations by artist E.H Shepard. The other side portrays the Queen's head, the Mirror reports.
The Eeyore range is part of a wider set of coins featuring characters from Winnie-the-Pooh books, including Tigger, Owl, Kanga, Roo and Winnie-the-Pooh himself. The coins are for sale from today on the Royal Mint website.
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The new coin is actually part of a range of Eeyore 50ps released by the Royal Mint, dreamt up by designer Daniel Thorne. With the coins being aimed at collectors, you are unlikely to see them turning up in your change. Some prices for the coin range from £10 to a staggering £1,095.
According to the Mirror, the new basic Eeyore 50p is on sale for £10, and is made from cupro-nickel which is the same metal alloy as normal 50ps. One step up from that is £20 on the same coin but with the Eeyore design in colour, rather than plain.
Going further, for £67.50, the Eeyore design can be bought in sterling silver. The most expensive 50p is made from 22-carat red gold, and costs £1,095.
Daniel Thorne said: "Using inspiration from the original decorations of E.H. Shepard has been a fantastic experience but one that has also tested me as a designer. With each design, so much care and attention has been given to remastering the iconic decorations for the canvas of a coin while staying true to the texts people know and love."
There are currently an incredible 71 different 50p coins in circulation with another 29 released as commemorative objects and not meant to be spent. But, many lucky Brits are selling them off for as much as £11,000, so check your change in case you get handed a coin that's worth thousands more than it first seems.
Rare designs on the reverse side of the coin can increase their resale value, as can limited numbers made or errors made in manufacture. These can fetch far more when sold due to their value to collectors.
