Other coins mark the anniversaries of historic events this year including the 950 th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings and 350 years since the Great Fire of London.
The Beatrix Potter coin will also be join by £2 coins depicting Shakespeare’s most famous plays, marking 400 years since the bard’s death. The new coin is among a raft of new designs for 2016 from The Royal Mint which mark key moments and people from British history over the last thousand years. New £2 coins marking Shakespeare’s plays Credit: PA The new Beatrix Potter coin from The Royal Mint Credit: PAīeatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit is to appear on a new 50p coin to celebrate 150 years since the author’s birth. Beautiful coin marks much-loved children’s author with Peter Rabbit design.
