Paddington Bear 50p Coin

A rare coin depicting Paddington Bear at the Tower of London has sold for £300 on eBay - 600 times its face value. The 50p coin was first released last August and has become much sought after. Coin Information: To celebrate the iconic 60th anniversary of Paddington Bear’s first appearance in 1958 in Michael Bond’s novel “A Bear Called Paddington”, The Royal Mint issued potentially the most sought-after 50p ever. Paddington Bear waving a Union Jack flag outside Buckingham Palace. Obverse Design: Queen Elizabeth II portrait by Jody Clark. More about the Paddington at the Palace 50p. This is the second of the two Paddington 50p coins released in 2018 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the iconic British bear. First introduced to the world in A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond, Paddington™ has been winning the hearts of children and parents around the world for more than 60 years. Two new 50p coins featuring Paddington capture his visits to the historic Tower of London and St Paul’s Cathedral. 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.

1. Paddington Bear 50p Coin Waving Flag
2. Paddington Bear Coin

Paddington Bear 50p

Paddington Bear at Buckingham Palace arrived at The Royal Mint in August 2018 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of his first adventure. Paddington Bear is a much-loved bear a long way from home and became a British icon and a firm favourite with children and grown-ups alike. This coin follows the minting of the first Paddington Bear 50p coin at Paddington Station.

Here are the details of the £10 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Paddington Station edition:

• The highly anticipated first coin in the sought after series
• Paddington captured in a classic adventure as he visits Paddington Station
• Struck to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the classic book, A Bear Called Paddington
• A great way to start your little bears’ coin collection – two to collect!
• Finished to Brilliant Uncirculated standard
• Displayed in a high quality folder with story snippets of Paddington’s (mis)adventure

Paddington Bear at Buckingham Palace was issued in August 2018. This is a highly anticipated second coin in the sought after series where Paddington is captured in another classic adventure as he visits Buckingham Palace. The coin is struck to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the classic book, A Bear Called Paddington. This is a great way to start your little bears’ coin collection – and so far there are two to collect!

• Finished to Brilliant Uncirculated standard
• Displayed in a high quality folder with story snippets of Paddington’s (mis)adventure
• NEW – second design in the 2018 Paddington series
• The perfect year-dated keepsake and gift

There are two things we want to know….

1. What is the mitage of each coin and
2. Just how many Paddington Bear 50ps will there be?

Peru's most famous bear is about to start appearing in people's pockets.

Two new 50p coins to be released by the Royal Mint will show Paddington Bear visiting the Tower of London and St Paul's Cathedral.

Two other coins were released in 2018 to celebrate the bear's 60th birthday, showing Paddington visiting the train station he is named after, as well as with the guards outside Buckingham Palace.

The coins will begin entering general circulation in the next few weeks, but fans can get their hands on the 50p pieces as they begin to fill the tills at the Royal Mint Experience in Llantrisant, South Wales.

The Royal Mint is also selling 'mint condition' editions of the coins which can be purchased for £10 each.

Paddington Bear 50p Coin Waving Flag

Nicola Howell, director of consumer coin at the Royal Mint, said: 'Following the huge popularity of the coins featuring the much-loved bear last year, we thought it was only right that Paddington continued his adventures around London on UK coinage.

'Paddington Bear is a massive part of British popular culture and is a favourite amongst fans of all ages, who we're sure will be looking out for him in their change, the first of which will go into tills in the Royal Mint Experience.'

Paddington Bear Coin

Famous for his love of marmalade sandwiches, Paddington first appeared in a book published by then-Blue Peter cameraman Michael Bond, who found a bear alone on a shelf in Selfridges on Christmas Eve in 1956.

'I took it home as a present for my wife Brenda and named it Paddington as we were living near Paddington Station at the time,' the author says on Paddington's website.

'I wrote some stories about the bear, more for fun than with the idea of having them published. After ten days I found that I had a book on my hands.'

In the books, Paddington is named after the train station in London, where he was eventually found after being sent to the UK from Peru by his aunt Lucy.

Since then, Paddington has become a British cultural landmark, appearing in books, TV shows and, most recently, two critically acclaimed feature films starring Ben Whishaw.