SIGN UP TO THE FREE NEWSLETTER TODAY and we'll send you news, views and coins guides direct to your inbox. Shepard quickly became an integral part of Winnie the Pooh's world, and coin collectors can now own little recreations of this artwork on 50p coins issues by The Royal Mint. Today, the rights of the stories are owned by the Walt Disney Company. The first tales were published in 1924 and soon became hugely popular. Milne and were based on the toys of his son, Christopher Robin Milne.
The stories of Winnie the Pooh and his friends were written by English author A.A.