✨2018 Tailor of Gloucester 50p — Royal Mint | Beatrix Potter's Favourite Story | Full Colour Custom Decal Edition
This is a genuine 2018 Royal Mint uncirculated Tailor of Gloucester fifty pence coin — celebrating Beatrix Potter's own personal favourite of all her stories — brought to life with a full colour custom decal, professionally finished and hand-applied by FinderKeeperStore. The first and only UK coin to feature a character from this beloved tale, presented in a coin capsule with a rich scarlet red insert — a nod to the magnificent red coat that sits at the heart of the story.
✨What makes this special:
✅ Genuine 2018 Royal Mint Tailor of Gloucester 50p coin
✅ Uncirculated condition — never been in general circulation
✅ Celebrating Beatrix Potter's own personal favourite story
✅ The FIRST and ONLY UK coin to feature a character from this tale
✅ Full colour custom decal — the tiny mouse on his cotton reel, beautifully detailed
✅ Professionally finished and hand-applied by FinderKeeperStore
✅ Presented in a protective coin capsule with rich scarlet red insert
✅ Dispatched same or next working day by Royal Mail — free postage
🎁 The perfect gift for Beatrix Potter fans, coin collectors, sewing and craft enthusiasts, and anyone who loves a unique handcrafted keepsake. Ideal for birthdays, Christmas and Mother's Day. The rich red insert perfectly echoes the famous scarlet coat at the heart of the story — arrives beautifully presented and ready to gift straight away.
📖 About the coin: The 2018 Tailor of Gloucester 50p was designed by Emma Noble and features one of the most charming images in the entire Beatrix Potter series — a tiny mouse sitting cross-legged on a reel of cotton thread, wearing miniature spectacles and reading a newspaper. It was the first and only time a character from this story appeared on an official UK coin. Emma Noble — who designed all of the Beatrix Potter coins — said of her work: "I tried to make sure that Beatrix's characters are instantly recognisable on the coins, with every whisker, spine or feather captured in fine detail."
📖 About the story: The Tailor of Gloucester was first published in 1903 and was Beatrix Potter's own declared favourite of all 23 of her stories. It tells of a poor, ailing tailor who must finish a magnificent cherry-coloured coat trimmed with patterned silk for the Mayor of Gloucester's wedding on Christmas morning — but he is too ill and has run out of thread. Overnight, the grateful mice he once saved from his cat Simpkin sneak into his workshop and complete the coat for him, stitch by perfect stitch. The story was inspired by a real event — tailor John Pritchard's staff who finished a suit overnight as a surprise — though Beatrix Potter gave the helpers a considerably more magical identity.
🔗 Complete the 2018 collection: The Tailor of Gloucester completes the 2018 Beatrix Potter series alongside the ultra-rare Peter Rabbit (1.4m mintage), Flopsy Bunny (1.4m mintage) and Mrs Tittlemouse (1.7m mintage). See our store for the complete set and bundle options.
🏪 About FinderKeeperStore: We design and hand-apply every decal ourselves using professional equipment. Each coin is individually checked and carefully packaged to arrive safely. Any questions — please message us, we always respond quickly.
Please note: The decal sticker is applied for decorative purposes by FinderKeeperStore. The coin itself is a genuine Royal Mint issue. Due to the handmade nature of each piece, minor variations may occur.