Paddington at St Paul's 50p (2019)
The Paddington at St Paul's 50p, dated 2019, shows the bear in his duffle coat raising his hat outside St Paul's Cathedral. It is the fourth and last Paddington 50p and was issued for circulation. It is one of the four Paddington 50p coins and one of the 172 50p designs struck since 1969.
Paddington at St Paul's 50p value
- Circulated
- typical £1.50, range 62p to £3.50
- Uncirculated
- typical £7, range £4 to £10
Worked out from 19 published prices (9 price guides, 7 dealer prices and 3 sold-price reports), each condition from its own prices, checked in September 2026.
Rarity rank 62 of 81 ranked 50p designs, rarest first (joint)
Rarity: UncommonCirculated coins from change are the most common form, and their appeal depends on condition, since fine features such as the small label lettering lose definition on worn coins. Well-kept coins sell above worn ones, and brilliant uncirculated coins in the Royal Mint's scrapbook pack sell above both. The silver proof and silver piedfort coins are priced separately.
Paddington at St Paul's 50p mintage and rarity
With 9,001,000 struck for circulation, the Paddington at St Paul's 50p is the joint 62nd rarest of the 81 ranked 50p designs and has the joint 138th lowest mintage of all 194 circulating UK designs. That puts it in the Uncommon band, for mintages 2,500,000 to 9,999,999.
The next rarer 50p is the Representation of the People Act 50p, with 9,000,000 struck, and the next more common is the Roger Bannister 50p, with 9,032,500 struck.
How to spot a Paddington at St Paul's 50p
Look for the hat. Paddington is shown raising it in front of St Paul's Cathedral, and this design carries the lettering from his label, PLEASE LOOK AFTER THIS BEAR THANK YOU, alongside the initials DK. The Tower coin from the same year shows him with a sandwich, and the 2018 designs place him at a railway station and at Buckingham Palace. The heads side shows the Queen by Jody Clark with the date 2019.
Paddington at St Paul's 50p design
The last of the four Paddington 50ps closed the Royal Mint's celebration of the 60th anniversary of Michael Bond's 1958 book A Bear Called Paddington. It followed the Tower of London coin and was released in brilliant uncirculated finish on 12 September 2019. David Knapton, designer of the whole set, shows the bear in his duffle coat, tipping his hat in front of St Paul's Cathedral, and draws him as he looks in the live-action film. This design also brings in the famous words from the label Paddington wears round his neck: PLEASE LOOK AFTER THIS BEAR THANK YOU. Knapton's initials DK sit on the design too, and there is no value on this side. The obverse carries Jody Clark's portrait of Queen Elizabeth II with the 2019 date. The collector pack was designed like Paddington's own scrapbook of the visit, and silver proof and silver piedfort versions were made as well.
In the Paddington set it was issued in 2019 together with the Paddington at the Tower 50p.
Paddington at St Paul's 50p specifications
- Denomination
- 50p
- Year
- 2019
- Type
- Commemorative
- Issue
- Issued for circulation
- Series
- Paddington
- Occasion
- 60th anniversary of A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond
- Designer
- David Knapton
- Composition
- Cupro-nickel
- Weight
- 8 g
- Diameter
- 27.3 mm
- Shape
- Seven-sided
- Edge
- Plain
- Obverse
- Elizabeth II, fifth portrait by Jody Clark
Paddington at St Paul's 50p questions
Is the Paddington at St Paul's 50p rare?
No. It was struck in large numbers for circulation, the same run as the Paddington at the Tower coin and more than either 2018 Paddington design.
What does the writing on the Paddington at St Paul's 50p say?
PLEASE LOOK AFTER THIS BEAR THANK YOU, the message on the label Paddington wears round his neck. The initials DK belong to the designer, David Knapton.
Is the Paddington at St Paul's 50p the last Paddington coin?
Yes. It was the fourth Paddington 50p and the last of the series, released in September 2019 after the Tower of London design.