Celebrate 15 years of Zog, a charming story about a determined but accident-prone little dragon and his kind and ambitious friendPrincess Pearl. Written by former UK Childrens Laureate Julia Donaldson and illustrated by award-winning illustrator Axel Scheffler, the book hasbecome 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 sincethey released their first book, A Squash and a Squeeze, in 1993.Since then, the pair have collaborated to create some of the mostpopular childrens books of the twenty-first century, includingThe Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and Stick Man. Their books havesold millions of copies around the world and since 2009, many oftheir 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 andThe Gruffalos Child.