The Royal Mint has revealed a new coin featuring Professor Albus Dumbledore as part of its Harry Potter collection.
It will be the first of the collection, which was introduced in 2022, to feature King Charles III's portrait on the 'heads' side of the coin. Other coins in the collection feature Harry Potter himself, the Hogwarts Express, and the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
The series of coins mark 25 years since JK Rowling published the first book in her now world-famous series; Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone.
Harry Potter fans and coin collectors can pick up both a coloured and uncovered version of the 50p collectible. A £200 denomination gold coin is also being released, and will cost a whopping £5,215.
Rebecca Morgan, director of collector services, said: "We are delighted to be continuing our spellbinding Harry Potter coin collection with Professor Albus Dumbledore featuring on his very own 50p.
"The Royal Mint’s Harry Potter coin collection has seen a popular response among collectors worldwide, not only for the books being a global phenomenon, but due to the collection being one of a small number that will see a change of portrait during the series."
Some of the coins in the collection are in colour and some have a “latent feature”, which rotates in the light to reveal a lightning bolt and the number “25” to mark the anniversary year.
Morgan added: "The 50p coin featuring Professor Albus Dumbledore marks this change of portrait, with His Majesty King Charles III’s official coin portrait now appearing for the first time in the series.
"This collection of coins serves as a permanent reminder of the fascinating transition from Britain’s longest reigning monarch to His Majesty the King’s first appearance on UK coinage."
It comes after the video game Hogwarts Legacy was released earlier this month, on February 10. The action role-playing game allows a player to control a student at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
While it is not yet available on all consoles, including PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, IGN have reported that the game has received a concurrent player peak of 474,144 on gaming platform Steam.
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