2017 Silver Proof 50p - Benjamin Bunny

CELEBRATING BEATRIX POTTER AND HER LITTLE TALES

In 2017 to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Beatrix Potter, the Royal Mint released a special Issue Benjamin Bunny Fifty Pence Silver Proof Coin struck in solid .925 Sterling Silver colourised by the Royal Mint.

Beatrix Potter is world renowned for her 23 Little White Books for Children which include Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-Duck, The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, Mrs Tiggy Winkle, The Tale Tom Kitten, Benjamin Bunny, her ‘small books for small hands’ have endured for more than a century.

The reverse designed by Emma Noble features Benjamin Bunny colourised while the obverse features the Fifth Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Jody Clark.

Coin Specifications

Diameter - 27.30mm

Weight - 8g

Denomination - 50p

Alloy - 0.925 Silver

Limited Presentation of  30,000 coloured printed coins

Each coin is presented in a clear acrylic presentation case and is accompanied by information on the character and quotes from Beatrix's original tales and housed in a presentation box, accompanied with a certificate of authenticity.