Say Cheese! The much anticipated Wallace and Gromit 50p has just been released!

The eccentric inventor and his trusted canine friend have made their way back from the moon and onto a UK 50p to celebrate 30 years since their debut film, A Grand Day Out.

After weeks of anticipation, The Royal Mint has now released the first ever Wallace and Gromit 50p to celebrate 30 cracking years of the British Comedy duo.

Originally a small concept in Nick Park’s student sketchbook, Wallace and Gromit have become instantly recognisable stars of the silver screen!

The pair now feature in 4 stop-motion animation short films: A Grand Day Out (1989), The Wrong Trousers (1993), A Close Shave (1995), A matter of Loaf a Death (2008) and the full-length feature film, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, released in 2005.

An Original Nick Park Design

Excitingly, the reverse of this new 50p has been designed by none other than Nick Park himself!

The original artist behind the popular animation characters, Nick’s artwork has created a truly authentic design for the coin which is certain to be a hit with fans and collectors alike.

Featuring Wallace and Gromit peering out of the spaceship they took to the moon, fans will certainly resonate with this adaptation of the famous film scene.

What’s more, the initials ‘NP’ have been struck onto the design to confirm the design by Nick Park.

BU, Silver & Gold!

As of today the FIRST EVER Wallace and Gromit UK 50p has officially taken off!

The new coin is available in Brilliant Uncirculated quality in both Official Change Checker packaging and Royal Mint packaging.

A Silver Proof version of the coin has also been issued, featuring selected colour printing to really bring the design to life. Just 25,000 Silver Proof coins are available and given the popularity of Wallace and Gromit and the sell-out stories we’ve seen with other UK 50p issues this year (like The Gruffalo® 50p), collectors wanting one of these will certainly need to act quickly.

 Excitingly, this 50p has also been issued in a Gold Proof design! Limited to just 630 pieces, this one is a real collector item.

From their first appearance in 1989 to their dedicated following today, Wallace and Gromit have become international cultural icons and a real staple of British-ness! Here at Change Checker we can’t think of a better way to celebrate such an important comedy duo than on a brand new UK coin.

Add the brand new Wallace and Gromit 50p to your collection!

This coin won’t be entering circulation, but has been released as a special commemorative issue.

Click here to secure this brand new UK coin in superior Brilliant Uncirculated quality.