The Peter Pan 50p struck by a special little girl…
Five years ago, we attended a very special event where Olivia, an outpatient of Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), struck the very first Peter Pan Silver Proof 50p Coin you can read about it here.
This event marked the beginning of something extraordinary. Tens of thousands of collectors rushed to own the world’s first Peter Pan 50p coins and they went down in history as one of the most popular releases ever.
The coins hit the headlines and featured more than 25 times across national and local news websites.
Now, five years on from this collecting event, The Westminster Collection, Tower Mint Ltd, Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH Charity) and of course, Olivia, have teamed up to bring Peter Pan back to British Isles coinage.
A new chapter has unfolded in this wonderful story, and we went back to where it all began – to a First Strike event at Tower Mint Ltd.
Just like five years ago, the first Peter Pan Silver 50p of the new 2024 collection was struck by the same very special girl called Olivia.
Olivia, whose father Elliot works for Tower Mint, has the rare genetic disorder Williams syndrome and has been under the care of GOSH since she was 3 years old. As such, it felt like the perfect piece in the jigsaw to give her the honour of striking the very first Silver Peter Pan 50p Coin. And what a great job she did – take a look to see her in action below…
Chris Carter, Head of Partnership Development at GOSH Charity, attended the event and said: “When JM Barrie said that he’d donate the copyright to Peter Pan to the hospital, he couldn’t have known at the time what the impact of that would be, but it’s been one of the best and most generous gifts we’ve ever had. GOSH has always relied on charitable support and for the Westminster Collection to have raised more than £655,000 since the start of the partnership is phenomenal. All funds raised help to give seriously ill children at GOSH the best chance and the best childhood possible.”
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What an amazing Idea and so unselfish.