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For more than 60 years, the good-hearted bear from Darkest Peru has been charming audiences around the world with tales of his adventures big and small. Celebrated with a coin series in 2018, Paddington returns once again with two new adventures and designs, featuring the childhood favourite on visits to the Tower of London and St Paul's Cathedral.
Paddington Bear is a fictional character in children's literature. He first appeared on 13 October 1958 in the children's book A Bear Called Paddington and has been featured in more than twenty books written by British author Michael Bond and illustrated by Peggy Fortnum and other artists. The friendly bear from Peru—with his old hat, battered suitcase (complete with a secret compartment, enabling it to hold more items than it would appear to), duffle coat and love of marmalade—has become a classic character from English children's literature. Paddington books have been translated into 30 languages across 70 titles and sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. A much loved fictional character in British culture, a Paddington Bear soft toy was chosen by British tunnellers as the first item to pass through to their French counterparts when the two sides of the Channel Tunnel were linked in 1994.
Paddington is an anthropomorphised bear. He is always polite – addressing people as "Mr", "Mrs" and "Miss", rarely by first names – and kindhearted, though he inflicts hard stares on those who incur his disapproval. He has an endless capacity for innocently getting into trouble, but he is known to "try so hard to get things right." He was discovered in Paddington Station, London, by the (human) Brown family who adopted him, and thus he gives his full name as "Paddington Brown".
Obverse
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The fifth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the George IV State Diadem and drop earrings. ·ELIZABETH II·D·G·REG·F·D·50 PENCE·2019 |
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Reverse
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Depicts Paddington Bear eating his traditional marmalade sandwich in front of the White Tower. DK |
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50 Pence
5th portrait, Silver Proof Coin
60th Anniversary of Paddington Bear
Paddington at the Tower of London
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60th Anniversary of Paddington Bear
Paddington at the Tower of London
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