2018 marked the 60th anniversary of the book A Bear Called Paddington. Since that first publication, Paddington has been a part of many childhoods, becoming a British icon around the world and a firm favourite with children and adults alike. The Royal Mint continued its tradition of honouring Britain’s childhood favourites with two official UK coins celebrating the kind-hearted bear that started a new life a long way from home in Darkest Peru: Paddington Bear at the Station and Paddington Bear at Buckingham Palace. The series was continued in 2019 with two new coins, Paddington Bear at St Paul's and Paddington Bear at the Tower.
- If you’re a change collector, then you’ll probably have heard of the Paddington Bear 50p coin. Spotted on eBay, the seller is flogging the rare coin for a staggering sum of £6,000, with a number of buyers eyeing it up. The Royal Mint introduced the Paddington Bear coin series in 2018, with some editions selling for a fortune online.
- The coin on offer features an image of Paddington Bear at Paddington train station. The eBay user, “kar91”, listed the item on eBay with the whopping Buy It Now price of £4,500. They wrote: “Paddington Bear Station 50p (2018 Rare).
Paddington Bear Silver Proof 50p Coin Royal Mint Collection Box with - Book - Product Description: A limited-edition set featuring a silver Proof coin and a Paddington storybook Return & Refund Policy Thanks for shopping at our store If you are not entirely satisfied with your purchase, we're here to help. Returns You have 14 calendar days to return an item from the. Two brand-new 50p coins with Paddington Bear designs are entering circulation, meaning much like Mr and Mrs Brown, you too could discover the lovable marmalade-muncher unexpectedly. The new 50p coin designs feature Paddington visiting the Tower of London and St Paul’s Cathedral. If you do find them, they may end up being worth more than face.
The British fifty pence (50p) coin - often pronounced fifty pee - is a unit of currency equalling one half of a pound sterling. It is a seven-sided coin formed as an equilateral-curve heptagon, or Reuleaux polygon - a curve of constant width, meaning that the diameter is constant across any bisection. This shape, which was revolutionary at the time, made it easily distinguishable from round coins both by feel and by sight, while its constant breadth allowed it to roll in vending machines.
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The denomination was introduced in October 1969 with a large version of the coin; it was reduced in size in 1997, with the older coins being demonetised in 1998. The design of the new (smaller) type remained unchanged at that time, retaining Christopher Ironside's Britannia reverse. In 2008 though the regular reverse was changed to Matthew Dent's design; in a world-first concept, the designs for the 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p and 50p coins depict sections of the Royal Shield that form the whole shield when placed together (the shield in its entirety being featured on the £1 coin).
The denomination has also been used extensively to issue one-year types of commemorative coins such as this one.
50p Paddington Bear 2018
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Twenty pence and fifty pence coins are legal tender only up to the sum of £10; this means that it is permissible to refuse payment of sums greater than this amount in 20p and 50p coins in order to settle a debt.
Paddington Bear Coin
Coins issued in 2019 have now been in circulation for only two years.