# Paddington Bear 50p coin released to celebrate his 60th anniversary

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/06/25/paddington-bear-50p-coin-released-celebrate-60th-anniversary/
- Published: 2018-06-25T08:00:11+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The Royal Mint has put Paddington Bear on the 50 pence coin to celebrate the 60
^(th) anniversary of his first adventure.**

Royal Mint designer David Knapton won a competition to design two [Paddington](https://www.royalmint.com/our-coins/events/paddington/)
coins, which show the bear sitting on his suitcase in front of a train at Paddington
Station, and in front of Buckingham Palace.

> Paddington Bear 50p at the station [https://t.co/IBSKvg8rUq](https://t.co/IBSKvg8rUq)
> [pic.twitter.com/7Of7XJpWEY](https://t.co/7Of7XJpWEY)
> 
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> 
> — ukcoins.co.uk (@uk_coins) [June 18, 2018](https://twitter.com/uk_coins/status/1008581086228516864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

Silver and Gold proof versions of the coins are also available. The silver proof
coins feature Paddington in colour, and are priced at £60 each, while the gold proof
coins are priced at £780 each.

https://twitter.com/WestminsterIntl/status/1008610819968512000

 

 The Queen had requested that Paddington feature on the coins to celebrate the 60
^(th) anniversary and they were officially released on 18 June. One coin accidentally
made it out of The Royal Mint early however, to be found by a student in her change.
It attracted £16,000 in bids on eBay.

> Student offered £16,000 after finding rare Paddington Bear 50p coin [https://t.co/oBs9kK5Rb1](https://t.co/oBs9kK5Rb1)
> [pic.twitter.com/embe95bC49](https://t.co/embe95bC49)
> — The Mirror (@DailyMirror) [June 16, 2018](https://twitter.com/DailyMirror/status/1008080761365450753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

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