Paddington Bear at the Tower of London

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2019 sees the much loved children's character Paddington Bear return with two more coins. 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 Thomas Michael Bond CBE (13 January 1926 – 27 June 2017), who wrote under the pen name Michael Bond. The coin is designed by Dave Knapton a graphic designer, Dave has designed many Royal Mint coin packs. The second coin at Saint Paul's will be released next month, the coin will enter circulation and is available on launch day in the tills at the Royal Mint experience.