2026 Wicked 50p Coloured Silver Proof
Dispatched early October

Description

On 27 September 2006, the smash-hit musical Wicked debuted in London’s West End and is the longest-running show at the Apollo Victoria Theatre to date. Featuring a Grammy Award–winning soundtrack written and composed by Stephen Schwartz, and a spellbinding script by Winnie Holzman, Wicked has been hailed as ‘one of the West End’s true modern classics’ (Metro) and epitomises West End musical theatre at its finest.
Based on the best-selling novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire, the musical’s story reveals the decisions and events that shape the destinies of two unlikely university friends on their journey to becoming Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
Featuring unforgettable songs such as ‘Defying Gravity’, ‘Popular’ and ‘For Good’, along with a stage production that is as captivating as the story itself, the magic of Wicked continues to dazzle and enthral. Now, this UK coin range from The Royal Mint pays tribute to the show’s enduring popularity

• Celebrating 20 years since the smash-hit musical Wicked debuted in London’s West End
• Features a reverse design by Ffion Rees, a product designer at The Royal Mint
• The reverse features a collage of iconic motifs from the show, including Elphaba’s iconic hat and broomstick as the centrepiece, under which the title of the musical serves as an inscription
• Accompanied by beautifully designed packaging that evokes the magic of Wicked and tells the story of the show in London’s West End