Mary Poppins 50p (2025)
The Mary Poppins 50p of 2025 shows the magical nanny flying over the rooftops with her umbrella and carpet bag. It celebrates the first Mary Poppins book, published by P. L. Travers in 1934, and it was issued only for collectors. It is one of the 172 50p designs struck since 1969.
Mary Poppins 50p value
- Uncirculated
- typical £10, range £10 to £11
Worked out from 7 published prices (4 dealer prices, 2 sold-price reports and 1 price guide), each condition from its own prices, checked in September 2026.
The Mary Poppins 50p was never used as money, so condition and packaging set its price. A coin still in the Royal Mint pack sells above a loose coin or a coin in a capsule, while scratches, toning and a creased card pull it down. The colour edition carries an issue limit and is priced separately from the plain coin. The silver and gold proofs are valued on their own.
Mary Poppins 50p mintage and rarity
The Mary Poppins 50p was not issued for circulation, so it has no rarity rank.
How to spot a Mary Poppins 50p
A figure sails through the air above the roofs, umbrella in one hand and carpet bag in the other, with the name Mary Poppins in serif letters at the lower right. The fine line style comes from Mary Shepard's book illustrations rather than from the films, so it looks more like a drawing than a film still. The obverse carries the portrait of King Charles III. Colour-printed coins exist as a limited edition, while the standard one is bare metal. No Mary Poppins 50p was issued for circulation.
Known varieties of the Mary Poppins 50p, all listed among the UK error coins and varieties:
- Colour edition: A colour-printed brilliant uncirculated edition, with an issue limit of 10,000.
Mary Poppins 50p design
Mary Poppins first appeared in print in 1934, blown in on the east wind to Number Seventeen, Cherry Tree Lane, to look after the Banks children. The book by the Australian-born author P. L. Travers began a series of eight, all illustrated by Mary Shepard, and the character later reached far wider audiences through film and stage versions. Rather than a new drawing, the reverse uses one of Shepard's original illustrations from the first book, remastered for the coin by product designer Emma Noble. It shows Mary Poppins in flight over the rooftops towards Cherry Tree Lane, holding her umbrella in one hand and her carpet bag in the other, and her name, Mary Poppins, runs in two lines beneath her at the lower right. Alongside the plain brilliant uncirculated coin there was a colour edition with an issue limit, a silver proof and a gold proof. On the obverse is the King's portrait by Martin Jennings.
Mary Poppins 50p specifications
- Denomination
- 50p
- Year
- 2025
- Type
- Commemorative
- Issue
- Not issued for circulation
- Occasion
- 90th anniversary of the first Mary Poppins book by P. L. Travers (1934)
- Designer
- Emma Noble (after Mary Shepard)
- Composition
- Cupro-nickel
- Weight
- 8 g
- Diameter
- 27.3 mm
- Shape
- Seven-sided
- Edge
- Plain
- Obverse
- Charles III, first portrait by Martin Jennings
Mary Poppins 50p questions
Was the Mary Poppins 50p released into circulation?
No. The Royal Mint sold it only in collector formats: the brilliant uncirculated pack, a limited colour edition, and silver and gold proofs.
Who drew the Mary Poppins on the 50p?
The picture is by Mary Shepard, taken from her illustrations for the first Mary Poppins book in 1934. Product designer Emma Noble remastered it for the coin.
Is the Mary Poppins 50p rare?
The plain brilliant uncirculated coin had no published limit, so it is a collector coin rather than a rare one. The colour edition and the proofs were limited, which makes them the scarcer versions.