New 50p Beatrix Potter coins released
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Four new 50p coins featuring some of Beatrix Potter's favourite fictional characters are to be released.
Peter Rabbit, Mrs Tittlemouse and Flopsy Bunny will feature on the coins.
Coloured collectable versions will be available to buy for either £10 or £60.
They will be created by the Royal Mint in Wales, which makes all the coins we use in the UK.
The Peter Rabbit coin will go on sale today, while three other designs will go on sale later this year.
The coin designs are taken from hand-painted drawings from Potter's books.
They will be added to the Beatrix Potter collection launched in 2016, which marked 150 years since her birth.
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