The Royal United Kingdom Mint has released a commemorative coin depicting Harry Potter, which will also be the last collector coin with the profile of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
The 50-cent collector’s coin was released to mark the 25th anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the first book about the boy wizard. It depicts the colorful Hogwarts Express, a special train that brings students to the school of wizardry.
There will be a total of four designs in the new Harry Potter coin collection: earlier this year, a coin depicting Potter himself was released, and in 2023 there will be coins with the Hogwarts School of Wizardry and its headmaster, Professor Dumbledore. The back of the coins released will feature the profile of Queen Elizabeth II, and the back of the coins awaiting release will feature the profile of Charles III.
“The Royal Mint’s collection of “Harry Potter” coins is a unique opportunity for collectors and fans of the series around the world,” said Rebecca Morgan, director of the Royal Mint’s Collectors Service. What makes these coins particularly valuable, she said, is that they will have images of different monarchs on the back. They “serve as a constant reminder of the fascinating transition of power from Britain’s longest reigning monarch in history.”
The new UAH 5 coin could be issued this autumn, Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Yakiv Smolii has said.
“Now I am not ready to say when the issue of UAH 5 [coins] will be. But I think it is expected in the autumn,” he told reporters on Thursday.
Earlier, the NBU announced its intention to issue coins with a face value of UAH 5 in 2019, UAH 10 – in 2020.
From October 1, 2019, the NBU will withdraw from circulation coins in denominations of 1, 2, and 5 kopecks. The central bank will gradually withdraw from circulation a coin with a face value of 25 kopecks, but for now it will remain a means of payment.
