If you followed our recent Blogs, you may be interested to know that the Royal Mint have released a series of special coins this year, their aim to provide a snapshot of Britain over the past 1000 years.
This includes a 50p coin designed in honour of our much-loved writer Beatrix Potter’s 150th anniversary of her birth, featuring four different characters from her stories
Some £2 coins depict the histories, comedies and tragedies of William Shakespeare, celebrating 400 years of literary legacy. So if you haven’t spotted them already, it may be worth taking a closer look at the money in your pocket!