Great Britain Zog 2025 50p 1/40oz Gold Proof Coin

Celebrate 15 years of Zog, a charming story about a determined but accident-prone little dragon and his kind and ambitious friend Princess Pearl. Written by former UK Children’s Laureate Julia Donaldson and illustrated by award-winning illustrator Axel Scheffler, the book has become a firm favourite with children and adults alike since its initial release in 2010. It has since sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide.

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler have worked together since they released their first book, A Squash and a Squeeze, in 1993. Since then, the pair have collaborated to create some of the mostpopular children’s books of the twenty-first century, including The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and Stick Man. Their books have sold millions of copies around the world and since 2009, many of their stories have been adapted into animated films by the production company Magic Light Pictures.

A heartwarming gift for fans of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, the reverse of the Zog 2025 UK coin features artwork from the Zog book that has been faithfully remastered by Emma Noble, a product designer at The Royal Mint. This is the third book created by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler to be commemorated on a UK coin from The Royal Mint, with the previous releases celebrating The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child.