Star Wars Han Solo and Chewbacca 50p (2024)

As a collector-only issue, the Han Solo and Chewbacca 50p has no circulated examples, and the market is for brilliant uncirculated coins. Those still sealed in their Royal Mint packaging draw higher prices than loose ones, and scratches on the lenticular window lower the value. Its colour version and precious metal proofs are valued on their own.

The Star Wars Han Solo and Chewbacca 50p was not issued for circulation, so it has no rarity rank.

Han Solo with Chewbacca at his side is the giveaway, and the heads side is dated 2024, not 2023 like the other duos coins. Do not confuse it with the 2024 Millennium Falcon 50p, which shows the ship itself as the main image with no characters. It was not issued for circulation.

Known varieties of the Star Wars Han Solo and Chewbacca 50p, all listed among the UK error coins and varieties:

• Colour edition: A colour-printed brilliant uncirculated edition, with an issue limit of 20,010.

The Royal Mint's four Star Wars character duos coins were made to mark four decades since Return of the Jedi reached cinemas in 1983, and Han Solo and Chewbacca closed the collection. Unlike the three coins before it, this one carries a 2024 date, so the complete set spans two years. Han Solo, captain of the Millennium Falcon, appears with his friend and co-pilot Chewbacca, a partnership that ran from the moment both characters debuted in 1977. Lucasfilm Ltd. receives the design credit, and STAR WARS runs below the figures with the small Lucasfilm copyright line. Above them sits a lenticular panel that changes image as the coin is tilted. King Charles III appears on the obverse in Martin Jennings' portrait. Alongside the brilliant uncirculated coin, The Royal Mint sold a limited colour version and silver and gold proofs. The Falcon then went on to lead the Royal Mint's next Star Wars series, the vehicles collection.

It was one of the five coins in the Star Wars set issued in 2024.