Beatrix Potter Coins
Beatrix Potter Portrait 50p; Benjamin Bunny 50p; Flopsy Bunny 50p; Jemima Puddle-Duck 50p; Mr Jeremy Fisher 50p; Mrs Tiggy-Winkle 50p; Mrs Tittlemouse 50p; Peter Rabbit 2018 50p; Peter Rabbit 50p; Squirrel Nutkin 50p; The Tailor of Gloucester 50p; The Tale of Peter Rabbit 50p; Tom Kitten 50p. The coins were Designed by Emma Noble a member of The Royal Mint’s team of engravers and she explains the process when creating the designs. You can read an interesting article by Claire Schofield of iNews regarding the worth of each Beatrix Potter 50p Coin. (Opens in a new window).
Beatrix Potter Coins In Circulation
The BRAND NEW and last-ever Peter Rabbit 50phas now been officially released!
It would behard to find someone who hadn’t heard of this naughty little rabbit. The central character of Beatrix Potter’sbeloved children’s stories, Peter Rabbit has featured on many staplecollectables.
EmmaNoble’s design of this coin, which features an original illustration of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter herself,perfectly captures Peter Rabbit’s cheeky personality, as he can be seen crawling under Mr. McGregor’s fence!
This coin won’t be entering circulation but is available to purchase in Brilliant Uncirculated quality for just £4.50 (+p&p) here.
Where it all started
It was in2016 that Peter Rabbit escaped from Mr. McGregor’s garden and made his firstdebut on United Kingdom coinage.
Issued to celebrate 150 years since the birth of renowned Children’s author, Beatrix Potter, this 50p changed coin collecting forever.
There were five Beatrix Potter 50ps issued in 2016, including the incredibly popular Jemima Puddle-Duck, which, for a long time, was considered the rarest Beatrix Potter coin in circulation. She was also joined by fellow characters Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Squirrel Nutkin.
A very special 50p was issued the same year, celebrating Beatrix Potter herself and features her silhouette and her emblem.
This series of coins continued into 2017, 2018 and 2019. Fifteen Beatrix Potter coins have now been issued since 2016, each featuring one of Potter’s delightful characters, from Flopsy Bunny to Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle.
Peter Rabbit is the only characterto feature more than once in the Beatrix Potter 50p series, with no less than 5 coins issued to celebrated the nation’s favourite little rabbit.
Sadly, PeterRabbit’s 50p tale has now come to an end. It has been confirmed that the 202050p will be the very last UK Peter Rabbit 50p to be issued!
Royal Mint Beatrix Potter 50p
Which Beatrix Potter coins are therarest?
To celebrate the release of this brand-new Peter Rabbit 50p, we’vetaken a look back at the mintage figures for the different Beatrix Potter 50psto find out which ones are the rarest in circulation…
Following the release of the 2018 mintage figures, we’ve seen the 2018Peter Rabbit and Flopsy Bunny 50ps take joint top spot on the BeatrixPotter Mintage Chart. With mintages of just 1,400,000, these coinsare the rarest Beatrix Potter coins in circulation and have already proved incrediblypopular with collectors!
We also saw the 2018 Mrs. Tittlemouse claim its spot on thepodium, pushing Jemima Puddle-Duck – previously thought of as the rarestBeatrix Potter 50p in circulation – further down the chart, with a circulatingmintage of 1,700,000.
So collectors that have held onto their 2018 Beatrix Potter 50pswill be delighted to see this! If you don’t have these coins in your collectionyet, now’s the time to keep your eyes out to hunt down these sought-after 50ps.
4 years on from his initial release, it’s safe to say that Peter Rabbit inspired a whole new generation of collectors to start checking their change.
I have no doubt that the 2020 Peter Rabbit 50p will prove as popular as the previous years, and I’m sure collectors and Peter Rabbit fans alike will be chasing this rascally rabbit right into their collections.
Secure this brand new 2020 UK Peter Rabbit 50p in Brilliant Uncirculated Quality
This is your chance to be ahead of the crowd and secure the very last Peter Rabbit 50p in superior Brilliant Uncirculated condition for just £4.50 (+p&p).