coins include Peter Rabbit, Mrs. Tittlemouse, The Tailor of Gloucester, and Flopsy Bunny. Beatrix Potter 2018 coin collection NIFC Coins coins include Peter Rabbit, Tom Kitten, Benjamin Bunny, and Mr. Jeremy Fisher. Beatrix Potter 2017 coin collection First of all, if you wonder what BU means, it stands for Brilliant Uncirculated. A BU coin means it has never been in general circulation and consequently should be in mint condition.

In the 1890s, she and her brother started printing Christmas cards using their own designs. Many of the cards featured mice and rabbits. In 1890, a printing firm bought several of her drawings of a rabbit she had dubbed Benjamin Bunny to illustrate verses in A Happy Pair.A new one has been released for each year by the Royal Mint and holds different coins so make sure you get one that matches the coins you have collected. Ultimately they all hold the regular-sized 50p coins but it’s better to have the right one or collect them all! 2018 Beatrix Potter 50p Coin Collector Album Then comes the 2017 Jeremy Fisher 50p with 9.9 million coins, and the 2017 Tom Kitten has a 9.5 million mintage.

Just like the old fairy tale of ‘the elves and the shoemaker’, the Tailor of Gloucester is helped by some grateful friends. He is trying to finish a very important outfit for the Mayor of Gloucester in time for Christmas Day and, although he cuts the cloth, he is too tired and ill to finish the task. Peter Rabbit is the only character to feature more than once in the Beatrix Potter 50p series, with no less than 5 coins issued to celebrated the nation’s favourite little rabbit. Beatrix Potter 50p coins saw the release of Silver Proof editions for Peter Rabbit, Benjamin Bunny, Mr. Jeremy Fisher, and Tom Kitten.

As part of the Beatrix Potter 50p Coins, The Royal Mint issued 4 versions of the Peter Rabbit 2016 50p Peter Rabbit and 2020 Peter Rabbit coins were restricted to collectible only coins and never officially circulated. These are known as NIFC coins which means they are not intended for circulation. The series consists of 15 coins each featuring one of Potter’s delightful characters, and even a special coin which includes elements celebrating Beatrix as the artist behind some of the best-loved characters in children’s literature.