Harry Potter will have its own set of coins to commemorate its 25th anniversary

the magic of Harry Potter came into the world in 1997, when writer JK Rowling published the first book in the saga, ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’, the film of which is about HBO Max. With this, the author has gained the attention of millions of boys and girls. Now, 25 years later, The Royal Mint, the UK’s oldest coin maker, has announced the production of a coin collection ‘Muggle’ in honor of the wizard boy.

“Royal Mint launches a collection of coins to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”, as announced on the official Twitter page of The Royal Mintbefore the first volume of four pieces that include a portrait of the famous wizard with the lightning scar, as well as the Hogwarts Express train, Professor Albus Dumbledore and the Hogwarts School of Magic.

Additionally, the pieces include a optical effect that imitates the light of a ray when rotated in front of the light, this was achieved thanks to a state-of-the-art laser that has given this collection of Harry Potter coins a “magical” character, but also allows them to be secured and authenticated, The Royal Mint specifies.

The Royal Mint explained in detail that within this series there will be a penny with the image of the little magician worth 20 pounds. It will also include a 2oz silver version worth £ 190; as well as a 5 ounce silver version worth £ 480; and another 22-karat gold worth 725 pounds.

The pieces that were presented this October 20, 2022, include at the same time two pieces illustrated with portraits of the Queen Isabella IIdied last month, and two others with the official portrait of the King Charles III. These will be launched throughout 2022 and 2023, starting with the one that will have the face of Harry Potter coined in different versions.

Will Harry Potter coins be available from other parts of the world?

Thanks to the magic of the Internet you can get this series of coins from anywhere in the world. Since they will be available through the official page of The Royal Mint on request. But it should be noted that there are different versions and the cost depends on that, as well as taking into account the price of international shipping.

The cheapest of this series of commemorative coins, and which will have an unlimited number of pieces, will be an edition with the image of Harry, costing around £ 20. 450 pesos or $ 22.45. According to the official page, the Hogwarts Express will depart this year 2022; those of Dumbledore and Hogwarts will be available in the course of the year 2023.