ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND The Silver Proof Fifty Pence Set

ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND The Silver Proof Fifty Pence Set. Over 150 years ago the story of'Alice' first came to life as author Lewis Carroll narrated his tale of nonsense to his very first listener, 10 year-old Alice Liddell, which he improvised as he went along. Alice begged him to write the tale down and the result was Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. In 1871, exactly 150 years ago, Carroll wrote the sequel Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, to the delight of millions of readers and Alice fans. To celebrate this magical anniversary a five-coin set has been issued.

Your collection of fifty pence coins features five characters from Alice's adventures: Alice, the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, the Queen of Hearts, and the White Rabbit struck in Silver Proof quality with selective colour printing. Country of Issue: Isle of Man.

Metal: 925/1000 Silver with selective colour ink. Includes postcard sized images of the coins drawings. This coin has been numbered 0745 out of a strictly limited Edition Limit of just 1,995 world wide!

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