Wallace And Gromit 50p
To mark 30 years since blast off, Wallace and Gromit have touched down on their first UK 50p coin! Aardman’s senior model maker Chris Entwistle recreates the. To celebrate 30 years since Wallace and Gromit first appeared in A Grand Day Out, The Royal Mint has released a brand new 50p for UK collectors. Issued in partnership with Aardman Animations, it features a design by Nick Park – the creator of Wallace and Gromit. This is the first time Wallace and Gromit have appeared on UK coinage. Wallace and Gromit rocketed into our world with A Grand Day Out in November 1989. Since that first screening, the pair went on to star in three further half hour specials, a feature length film and became internationally celebrated icons winning over 100 awards - including 3 Academy® Awards and 5 BAFTA® Awards.
The coin features the cheese-loving inventor, his dog and the outer shell of the rocket ship that took the pair to the moon.
To celebrate 30 years since Wallace and Gromit first appeared in A Grand Day Out, The Royal Mint has released a brand new 50p for UK collectors. Issued in partnership with Aardman Animations, it features a design by Nick Park – the creator of Wallace and Gromit. This is the first time Wallace and Gromit have appeared on UK coinage. Wallace and Gromit 50p celebrates 30 years of a British animated classic. 30 years after A Grand Day Out was first shown in November 1989, the film’s stars Wallace and Gromit land on the surface of a United Kingdom 50p coin.
It is inscribed with ‘CASEUS PRAESTANS’, which translates to ‘cracking cheese’.
The coin was designed by the creator of Wallace & Gromit, Nick Park and the team at Aardman.
The commemorative coins will not be entering general circulation but can be bought directly from the Royal Mint website.
The cheapest coin, the Brilliant Uncirculated finish, is £10 and there’s an unlimited supply of these.
You can also get a silver proof coin for £65. There are 25,000 of these available.
Finally, there’s the gold proof coin, which will set you back £980. There are just 630 of these.
Nicola Howell, director of the consumer division at The Royal Mint, said: “Wallace and Gromit are two of Britain’s most loved characters, so we felt it was only right that we marked this momentous anniversary by giving them a place on UK coinage.
“The films are such a huge part of our popular culture and are loved by generations of all ages, so we’re delighted that we can be a part of the 30th anniversary celebrations.”
Wallace And Gromit 50p Piece
It’s hard to say how much these coins will be worth, but a previous coin featuring Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbi reportedly sold on eBay for more than £800.
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I hope you’ve got some cheese (Wensleydale anyone?) andcrackers to hand to celebrate the news that the iconic British animated duo – Wallace and Gromit – will be coming to TheRoyal Mint!
Not many details have been revealed yet, though we have our fingerscrossed that the plasticine pair will indeed be featured on a UK coin.
In fact, later this year the cheery inventor and hisfaithful ‘Dogwarts’-educated canine companion will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of theirvery first stop-motion animation that’s become a classic – “A Grand Day Out”. AndI’m sure you’d agree – a commemorative coin would be the perfect way tocelebrate this milestone anniversary.
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In the meantime let’s have a look at what happened whenanother one of Britain’s best loved fictional characters came to The RoyalMint…
On the 23rd March the Gruffalo celebrated its 20th birthday, and to markthis landmark publication anniversary a brandnew UK 50p was released. This was the first time ever the popularchildren’s book character had appeared on UK coinage.
Gromit And Wallace
To say the releasewas popular is an understatement, as fans and collectors alike were quickto snap up the coin. Collectors were so quick in fact that the silver and gold proof versions – withedition limits of 25,000 and 600 respectively – completely sold out at The Royal Mint within 12 hours of release.
This made it the fastestselling 50p to date!
No doubt the question on everyone’s lips now is what willhappen when Wallace and Gromit arrive at The Royal Mint – will they beappearing on a UK coin and if so will we see another record breaking sell-out?But perhaps the biggest question of all – will it be made of cheese?
Wallace And Gromit Film
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