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2018 marks 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 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. 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. 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. Coins issued in 2018 have now been in circulation for six years. | ||||||||||||
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Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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Royal Mint | 2018 | Coin description | ||
Royal Mint | 2018 | Mint | ||
Royal Mint | 14 October 2019 | Mintage | link | |
Royal Mint | March 2021 | Mintage | link | Collector coin mintage |
Royal Mint |
Country | United Kingdom |
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Currency | Pound Sterling |
Coin Type | Fifty Pence (One year types) |
Issued | 2018 |
Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Portrait by Jody Clark (Fifth Portrait) |
Face Value | 50 (x Penny) |
Circulation Mintage | 5,901,000 (5.9 million) |
Total Mintage | 6,050,842 (6.1 million) |
Current | Yes |
Material | CuproNickel |
Designer | David Knapton |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Heptagon (Seven-sided) |
Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
Size | 27.3000 mm |
Thickness | 1.7800 mm |
Mass | 8.0000 g |
OCC ID | PMVR-EAPC-NDMV-ONQG |
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Paddington at Buckingham Palace 2018 UK 50p Gold Proof Coin
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Paddington at Buckingham Palace 2018 UK 50p Gold Proof Coin
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Paddington at Buckingham Palace 2018 UK 50p Silver Proof Coin
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Paddington at Buckingham Palace 2018 UK 50p Silver Proof Coin
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Paddington at Buckingham Palace 2018 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coin
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Paddington at Buckingham Palace 2018 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coin
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Source | Reference ID |
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Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | H59 (was H50) |