The World of Peter Rabbit - The Complete Collection of Original Tales 1-23 White Jackets

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They're something of an exception in the Museum's graphic collection as book illustrations have never been the focus for collecting, but such was the fame and quality of Beatrix Potter's drawings that they were gratefully accepted and have featured in two recent external exhibitions of her work. There were 32 drawings for The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies in Potter's will, which were presented to the British Museum in 1946. These stories included the adventures of Peter's cousin, Benjamin Bunny, named after one of her pet rabbits, and the father to the Flopsy Bunnies. Married in 1913 when Potter was 46, the couple farmed sheep and shared a passion for the conservation of local land.

Potter also proved herself to be an astute businesswoman, patenting a Peter Rabbit doll and an array of merchandise, from wallpaper to tea sets, decorated with the animal characters from her books. Such was the popularity of the Beatrix Potter coins in 2016, The Royal Mint issued more coins the following year, and Peter Rabbit took centre stage again. Although afforded greater opportunity and independence thanks to her social standing, Potter still had to overcome the male-dominated nature of Victorian society.Yet generally speaking they are only marginally more valuable than the examples we find in our loose change. Millais recognised Potter's talent, telling her: 'Plenty of people can draw, but you have observation. Mr McGregor sees an ear twitch under the grass and puts the six sleeping little Flopsy Bunnies in a sack.

She had described it on an earlier visit as 'the prettiest kind of garden, where bright old-fashioned flowers grow amongst the currant bushes. This coin was launched in 2016 to commemorate the famous battle’s 950th anniversary, with as many as 6. Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) versions of the coin feature a pristine finish (and usually sold in special packaging to retain their condition) that isn't seen on the circulated coins. The figures detailed above are for circulation coins - the examples that we find in our loose change. Our childhood favourite hops into life with this collection inspired by the much-loved tales created by Beatrix Potter, iconic characters brought to life on the big screen in the brand-new film Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway.In fact, this coin and the 'Flopsy Bunny' 50p of the same yearare the rarest of all the circulation Beatrix Potter 50p coins.

Motivated by her love of animals and the natural world, Potter used the money earned from her books to purchase land in the Lake District, including Hill Top farm in Near Sawrey, Cumbria. At the age of 37, the year after The Tale of Peter Rabbit was published, Beatrix Potter applied for a British Museum library reader's ticket. Also issued in 2016, this coin features a much larger image of Peter Rabbit, taking up the entire reverse design, though there is just enough room for his name across the top. And while the whimsical designs can transport us back to our childhood, the Beatrix Potter coins can also be sought after by collectors.

However, you might want to have a quick peep at your coins, as there are plenty of limited edition releases out there, with some being so rare that they sell for far more than their face value. Most of the books that followed were about other creatures - mice, frogs, kittens, ducks, badgers and foxes – but the rabbit stories were some of the most popular.