Uncommon: fewer than 10,000,000 minted. Sells often: 96 verified sales in the last 12 months.
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th Portrait Paddington at St Paul's (2019)
"Paddington at St Paul's 50p"
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2019 |
| Denomination | 50 Pence |
| Face value | 50p |
| Mintage | 9,001,000 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Series | Paddington Bear 50p |
| Circulation | Circulating |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 8.000g |
| Diameter | 27.3mm |
| Shape | Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided) |
| Edge | Plain |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Obv. artist | Jody Clark |
| Rev. artist | David Knapton |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
| Tags | commemorative |
Fifth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend around.
ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 50 PENCE · 2019
Paddington Bear raising his hat in front of St Pauls Cathedral.
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Realised auction prices · ⭐ Pro Expand rows for individual sale records| Grade | Latest | Median | 30d Δ | All-time range | Sales (1yr) | Total sales | Last sale | |
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| UNC | £5.00 🔒 eBay | £4.11 | – | £2.19 – £6.99 | 11 | 11 | 05-10-2026 | |
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| BU | £8.00 🔒 eBay | £5.98 | – | £1.16 – £14.99 | 18 | 18 | 13-09-2026 | |
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| VF | £1.41 🔒 eBay | £1.44 | ▼24.4% | £0.53 – £31.04 | 67 | 68 | 10-10-2026 | |
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About the 2019 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Paddington at St Paul's
The 2019 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Paddington at St Paul's is a circulating 50 pence coin in the Paddington Bear 50p series, struck in copper-nickel. It weighs 8g and measures 27.3mm across. Reverse design: Paddington Bear raising his hat in front of St Pauls Cathedral.
9,001,000 were struck.
Common questions
How much is the 2019 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Paddington at St Paul's worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2019 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Paddington at St Paul's run from £1.44 to £5.98 across 3 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one.
How many Paddington at St Paul's 50p coins were made?
9,001,000 were struck for circulation, according to the Royal Mint's mintage figures. The Paddington at the Tower 50p of the same year has exactly the same figure. Coins sold to collectors in Brilliant Uncirculated, silver proof and gold proof form are counted separately.
Is the Paddington at St Paul's 50p rare?
No. With 9,001,000 struck for circulation it is one of the more plentiful commemorative 50p coins. Both 2019 Paddington coins were made in larger numbers than the 2018 pair, which stand at 5,001,000 (Station) and 5,901,000 (Palace) in the Royal Mint's figures.
Who designed the Paddington at St Paul's 50p?
David Knapton designed the reverse, as he did for all four Paddington 50p coins of 2018 and 2019. The obverse carries the fifth portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Jody Clark, with the denomination 50 PENCE placed on that side.
Is the Paddington at St Paul's 50p coloured?
The coin struck for circulation and the Brilliant Uncirculated coin are plain cupro-nickel. The Royal Mint's silver proof version is listed with a colour print. The Royal Mint's 2019 sales figures list no coloured cupro-nickel version.
Can you still find the Paddington at St Paul's 50p in change?
Yes. It was struck for general circulation, and the Royal Mint's own collector album for the 2019 coins told buyers to look out for Paddington in their change. With 9,001,000 made it turns up regularly.
How do I identify the 2019 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Paddington at St Paul's?
Check the weight 8g and diameter 27.3mm and the metal (copper-nickel) against the specification table on this page. The reverse design is described above.
History and design
The Paddington at St Paul's 50p is one of two Paddington coins issued in 2019. They followed the pair of 2018, which the Royal Mint released to mark the 60th anniversary of A Bear Called Paddington. The 2018 coins placed the bear at Paddington Station and Buckingham Palace. The 2019 coins sent him to two more London landmarks, the Tower of London and St Paul's Cathedral.
The Royal Mint's figures give a circulating mintage of 9,001,000, identical to the Tower coin. Both 2019 coins were struck in greater numbers than the 2018 pair, which stand at 5,001,000 and 5,901,000. That makes this one of the easier Paddington coins to find.
The reverse is by David Knapton, whom the Royal Mint credits with all four Paddington 50p coins. The proclamation describes it simply as "a design depicting Paddington Bear outside St Paul's Cathedral". The Royal Mint's packaging for the coin took the form of Paddington's scrapbook from his visit to the cathedral.
There is no lettering on the reverse. The denomination was moved to the obverse, which carries the fifth portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Jody Clark with the inscription ELIZABETH II D G REG F D 50 PENCE and the date 2019. The edge is plain.
Collecting notes
No recognised varieties or mint errors are documented for this coin.
The circulating coin is plain cupro-nickel. Any colour on a cupro-nickel example was added after it left the Mint, because the Royal Mint's 2019 sales figures list a colour-printed version only in silver proof. Its sales page records 13,877 silver proof coins and 556 gold proof coins, alongside 28,219 Brilliant Uncirculated coins in packs and 55,499 in tubes.
Brilliant Uncirculated coins are struck to a finer finish than coins made for circulation. A coin from change will show ordinary contact marks and wear.
The Royal Mint sold a collector album for the two 2019 coins and encouraged buyers to fill it from their change. The other three coins in the set of four are the Paddington at the Tower 50p and the 2018 pair, including Paddington at the Station.
Sources
The history, design, varieties and collecting notes on this page are drawn from these sources. Prices come from recorded sales, not from them.
- Paddington at St Paul's 2019 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 50p Coin Designs and Specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Proclamation determining the specifications and designs for a new series of fifty pence coins in gold, silver and cupro-nickel celebrating the literary character Paddington Bear (notice 3248320, 12 April 2019), The Gazette (read 9 Oct 2026)
- UK coin mintage figures (data file), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Commemorative Coin Sales 2019, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Paddington 2019 Collector Album, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Paddington at St Paul's 2019 UK 50p Silver Proof Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
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