In 2016 to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Beatrix Potter, the Royal Mint released a special Limited Issue Brilliant Uncirculated Squirrel Nutkin 50p Fifty Pence Coin Certified Slabbed and Graded by PCGS as MS66 .
Beatrix Potter is world renowned for her 23 Little White Books for Children which include Peter Rabbit , Jemima Puddle-Duck , The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin , The Tale of Mr Tod, her small tales for small hands have endured for more than a century.
The reverse designed by Emma Noble features Squirrel Nutkin while the obverse features the Fifth Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Jody Clark .