Beanie Babies

Roary the Lion

Roary the Lion reference photo
Birthday
February 20
Animal
Lion
Collection
Beanie Babies
Style number
4069
Main colour
Brown
Released
May 11, 1997
Retired
December 31, 1998
Swing tags
Generations 4, 5
Tush tags
Generations 3, 4, 5, 6
Manufacturer
Ty Inc.
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Poem

Deep in the jungle they crowned him kingBut being brave is not his thingA cowardly lion some may sayHe hears his roar and runs away!
From the Ty swing tag

About Roary the Lion

Roary is a lion, and some of his fifth generation swing tags carry two misprints. The tag reads ORIGIINAL, with an extra I, and Suface where Surface belongs.

He was a giveaway once. The Kansas City Royals handed out 13,000 at their game against the Oakland A's on 31 May 1998.

Seven wrong-name tush tags are documented on Roary: Batty, Floppity, Nanook, Pouch, Princess, Ringo and Velvet. A Princess tag on a lion is the one that draws attention, and it is a factory swap like the rest. Scoop has been found wearing a Roary tag in return.

What Roary the Lion sells for High confidence

$6

$1–$19.99 observed sale range

62 completed eBay sales

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Sep 25

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