Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit is to become the first children's literary character to feature on a British coin.
The vegetable-stealing bunny who incenses and outwits Mr McGregor will appear on a silver 50p to mark the 150th anniversary of the author's birth in 1866.
The Royal Mint said three more Potter characters will feature on special edition coins released later in the year to complete a four-piece set.
The coins were created by Royal Mint designer Emma Noble.
She said: "I wanted to put Beatrix Potter's illustrations to the forefront of my design as they are lovely images and the characters are very well known.
"I felt they were strong enough to stand alone and I designed them in this way as I thought they would work best for both the coloured commemorative and uncoloured circulating coins."
The Tale Of Peter Rabbit, the first to feature the character, was an instant success after being picked up in 1902 by British children's publisher Frederick Warne & Co.
He went on to appear in five more books by the author who died in 1943 aged 77.
The coins are the second set announced by the Royal Mint this year to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Potter's birth, with gold and silver 50p pieces unveiled at the new year.
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