2022 Gold Quarter Ounce Proof – Harry Potter

The 2022 Gold Quarter Ounce Proof - Harry Potter

This coin is the quarter ounce gold proof. Limited Edition is 100, with a maximum mintage of 660. Weight is 7.80g, diameter 22mm and uses 999.9 fine gold. Denomination £25.

Harry Potter is 25 years old and the Royal Mint has created a collection of coins to commemorate this. The first coin is Harry Potter himself. Dated 2022 to mark the 25th anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling.

The series are a collection of 50p coins (BU and colourised variants) and various silver and gold weights. The release schedule is that Harry Potter is released October 2022, Hogwarts Express 2022, Dumbledore 2023, and Hogwarts 2023. The 2022 coins feature Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse, and the 2023 will have King Charles III.

The Reverse is an image of Harry Potter by Jim Kay and Ffion Gwillim. The text says "HARRY POTTER". On the right is Microtext, "25 YEARS OF MAGIC". The larger gold coins (not the 1/4oz) have a Latent Feature which displays 25 or a lightening bolt when viewed at the correct angle.

The Obverse shows a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Jody Clark.

Struck in a quarter of an ounce of 22 carat gold. Limited Edition 650 with maximum mintage of 660.

Image credit: The Royal Mint

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