QUIRKY WORLD ... Peter Rabbit coining it for 150th anniversary

ENGLAND: Beatrix Potter’s mischievous Peter Rabbit is to become the first children’s literary character to appear on a UK coin.

The anthropomorphic vegetable thief will feature on a silver 50p released to mark the 150th anniversary of the author’s birth in 1866.

We're excited to reveal the next coin in the 2016 #Beatrix150 UK 50p series... #PeterRabbit https://t.co/cj0o3v2OPr pic.twitter.com/VHxKAuVZBr

— The Royal Mint (@RoyalMintUK) February 29, 2016