Harry Potter: Final coin issued to celebrate 25th anniversary

The last coin successful a postulation celebrating 25 years since the archetypal work of Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone has been launched by the Royal Mint.

The coin features Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

It is disposable arsenic a 50p and successful different denominations.

The collection, which was launched successful 2022, besides features Harry Potter, the Hogwarts Express and Professor Albus Dumbledore connected idiosyncratic coins.

Coin collectors and Harry Potter enthusiasts crossed 86 countries person already bought astatine slightest 1 coin successful the range.

The Royal Mint's craftspeople person reproduced Jim Kay's illustrations successful colour connected immoderate of the coins.

Many besides see a "latent feature" which rotates successful the airy to uncover a lightning bolt and the fig "25".

An precocious laser was utilized to imprint the intricate designs.

The postulation is 1 of a tiny fig to person had a alteration of representation during the series.

The archetypal 2 coins diagnostic the representation of Queen Elizabeth II and the last 2 represent King Charles III.

The Royal Mint said it had seen a beardown effect to the coins from younger families who grew up speechmaking Harry Potter books.

Rebecca Morgan, manager of collector services astatine the Royal Mint, said: "We person thoroughly enjoyed celebrating 25 years since the caller Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone was archetypal released with a unsocial coin collection.

"Today, we reason this precise peculiar and fashionable coin collection, with a coin featuring the magical Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

"It felt fitting to person the last coin successful this postulation diagnostic Hogwarts School, the spot wherever Harry Potter became 1 of the top wizards of each time.

"This postulation of coins has received a fashionable effect among 'Potterheads' crossed the globe, who person recovered nostalgia with each coin successful the series."

The bid has been created successful concern with Bloomsbury Publishing, the Blair Partnership and Warner Bros, Consumer Products.

Prices for the caller coin scope from £11 for a superb uncirculated mentation to £5,215 for a £200 denomination golden impervious coin.