Paddington is Back as Royal Mint Releases a New Series of 50p Coins
Paddington Bear, an all-time family favourite and classic from British children’s literature is off back on his Adventures and Royal Mint has captured it at the Tower of London and St Paul’s Cathedral on their new series of 50p coins
When Michael Bond created Paddington, he couldn’t have foreseen just how popular the little bear would become. 60 years later, Paddington began a new adventure on two United Kingdom coins struck in 2018 celebrating the 60th anniversary of A Bear Called Paddington. These 50p coins showed Paddington Bear outside Buckingham Palace and at Paddington Train Station, two of the most famous locations from his adventures.
Following the popularity of the first coins in 2018, Paddington now stars on two new 50p coins alongside two famous London landmarks, the Tower of London and St Paul’s Cathedral and they look just adorable.
The 2019 Paddington Collection
There are three 50p coins in this new collection which are:
The Paddington in Gold – Limited Edition of only 600 coins being issued. Each coin is struck in in 22 carat gold and costs £850 per coin. The first coin in the 2019 series – Paddington at the Tower is available now, priced at £850. Upon purchasing the two-coin series you will be charged £850 for the first coin and upon release of the second coin featuring St Paul’s Cathedral, you will be charged a further £850. The previous Paddington gold Proof coins sold out, so this proves to be a popular collector’s item.
The Paddington in Silver with Colour printing – Limited Edition of 25,000 of each coin being issued, which is a lower mintage than the 2018 Paddington Collection. Each coin is struck in 925 sterling silver and costs £65 per coin. The first coin in the 2019 series – Paddington at the Tower of London is available now, priced at £65.00. Upon purchasing the two-coin series you will be charged £65.00 for the first coin and upon release of the second coin featuring St Paul’s Cathedral, you will be charged a further £65.
The Paddington in Cupro-nickel – Unlimited Mintage and Uncirculated costs £10 per coin.
A Perfect Treat for your Little One
The Uncirculated Cupro-nickel Paddington 50p comes in fold-out Paddington Postcard Style packaging. This special 50p is a fab mix of celebrating the wonderful Paddington Bear and our Stunning British Historic Landmarks and there are no plans for these Paddington coins to enter circulation.
This presentation pack captures a fun yet informative tale of Paddington’s latest adventures and is on sale for £10 per coin. The first coin in the 2019 series – Paddington at the Tower is available now, priced at £10 Upon purchasing the two-coin series you will be charged £10 for the first coin and upon release of the second coin featuring St Paul’s Cathedral, you will be charged a further £10 and can be bought from the Royal Mint direct via the link below.
Kids Can Colour their Very Own Paddington 50p Coins
Something very cute that the Royal Mint have also released alongside this New Paddington coin series is a Paddington’s Scrapbook where kids can download their own 50p coin and colour them in how they would like to see them. There are four coins and you can download them here
Paddington at Buckingham Palace 50p
Paddington at Paddington Train Station 50p
Paddington at London Tower 50p
Paddington at St Paul’s Cathedral 50p
The Royal Mint would love if families could share the kids coloured in coins on social media just remember to tag it with #PaddingtonsCoins so they can see them
You can find out more information about this collection from Royal Mint, Click Here to Visit
