The Royal Mint has published event information* that suggests the ninth of eleven new 50p coins for 2019 will be released during the second half of October.
The new coin in the presentation folder (images not yet released) is available to pre-order from Coin Hunter: The Gruffalo & The Mouse 2019 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coin for £9, the new Gruffalo & The Mouse 50p in the Coin Hunter card is just £2.75
Special offer: £2.75 each, reserve your The Gruffalo & The Mouse 2019 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coin [Coin Hunter card] today, no payment required until the item is in stock and ready to dispatch.
Coins will be dispatched during the second half of November. (This offer is limited to two per household)
*Celebrate 50 years of the 50p: 24th September - 24th October, Gruffalo workshops and storytelling 19th, 20th, 26th and 27th October, see all Events at The Royal Mint Experience
The current Strike Your Own (SYO), the 12th in the series is the New Pence Britannia 50p, this is expected to end on 24th October. The new 13th design is likely to be available from the 25th of October 2019. Will it be the new Wallace and Gromit 50p?
*The Strike Your Own page on The Royal Mint Experience website states: "Our 'strike your own coin' design will be changing in October 2019."
The design shows a right facing head and shoulders portrait under an inscription; THE GRUFFALO
The presentation folder is available direct from The Royal Mint: The Gruffalo 2019 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coin for £10
Also released as Silver Proof (Limited Edition Presentation: 25,000 | Maximum Coin Mintage 30,000) and Gold Proof (Limited Edition Presentation: 600)
The design is under embargo at this time, so we can't show or describe the coin until late October.
Expected to be released as Silver Proof (Limited Edition Presentation: 25,000 | Maximum Coin Mintage 30,000) and Gold Proof (Limited Edition Presentation: 600)