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Harry Potter on UK coins

Harry Potter on UK coins

Finally magic money! The famous little wizard Harry Potter will appear on a series of coins in the United Kingdom, including a 50 pence one, the Royal Mint, the British body responsible for printing money and banknotes, revealed on Thursday.

“To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the Royal Mint is launching a collection of wizarding coins, the first volume of the wizard’s wonderful adventures and fantasy world created by author JK Rowling. Thursday.

The series includes four pieces, including a portrait of the famous bespectacled wizard, but also the Hogwarts Express train, Professor Albus Dumbledore and the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

The pieces notably incorporate an optical effect that mimics a “lightning bolt” impact when spinning in front of light, obtained by a sophisticated laser, which gives the coins a “magical” character. , but makes it possible to preserve and authenticate them, the Royal Mint notes.

Launched in 1997, the seven-volume series chronicles the adventures of Harry Potter, a young wizard at Hogwarts School of Sorcery, and his battle against Lord Voldemort, a dark wizard seeking immortality.

Sales of the books in this story are in the hundreds of millions of dollars, while the 8 films have grossed billions of dollars.

The collector coins released by the Royal Mint on Thursday include two coins illustrated with portraits of Queen Elizabeth II, who died last month, and two coins with the official portrait of King Charles III.

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