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LONDON, Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

The Royal Mint, the Original Maker of UK coins, has today launched a

commemorative coin collection to celebrate 50 years of fun with some of the Mr.

Men Little Miss characters.

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The Mr. Men Little Miss commemorative coin collection features Mr Happy, Little

Miss Sunshine, and Little Miss Giggles with Mr Strong on a £5 crown. All three

coin designs have been created exclusively by Adam Hargreaves, son of creator

Roger Hargreaves, to celebrate the characters' 50th anniversary. The Brilliant

Uncirculated edition of the coin features the latest colour printing techniques

showcasing the Mr. Men Little Miss characters in vivid colour - capturing their

vibrant personalities. The Royal Mint will also be hiding 50 golden Mr Tickle

tickets amongst all three of the colour brilliant uncirculated commemorative

coins. Every customer that finds a gold Mr Tickle ticket will be entitled to a

Mr Men and Little Miss prize bundle.

Clare Maclennan, Divisional Director of Commemorative Coin at The Royal Mint

spoke with Adam Hargreaves in a zoom call, where they discussed the designs and

characters, the excitement around Mr. Men Little Miss turning 50 and what steps

The Royal Mint takes to produce a coin that celebrates an occasion such as this.

Clare comments, "Each year we celebrate British icons, anniversaries and

moments from history on commemorative coins, and this is a fun new addition to

the collection. With this year marking the 50th anniversary since the Mr. Men

Little Miss characters were introduced to the world, it felt right to celebrate

the loveable characters on their own commemorative coins.

"All three coin designs have been designed exclusively by Adam Hargreaves, son

of Roger Hargreaves the original creator and illustrator of the Mr. Men Little

Miss.  I had the pleasure of chatting to Adam in a recent zoom call and it was

brilliant to hear his positive feedback on the range."

Adam Hargreaves, son of Roger Hargreaves, main author and illustrator of Mr.

Men and Little Miss and designer of the Mr. Men Little Miss commemorative coin

collection said, "It is an absolute honour to not only have the Mr. Men Little

Miss characters' feature on official UK commemorative coins but to have the

opportunity to create the designs that feature on the coins too. Over the past

50 years Mr. Men Little Miss characters' have grown to become a global

favourite amongst many and I am delighted to be celebrating 50 years of fun

with The Royal Mint and I hope fans of the Mr. Men Little Miss series will be

just as thrilled with this commemorative coin collection as I am."

Created by prolific illustrator Roger Hargreaves in 1971, the Mr. Men Little

Miss books and their ever-growing world of 'Happyland' have become a global

favourite amongst many. The inspiration came in the form of a simple question:

what does a tickle look like? The answer was Mr. Tickle, who is now one of more

than 90 characters in an ever-growing collection, read in multiple languages in

more than 24 countries around the world. Today, the Mr. Men Little Miss

characters are illustrated by Roger's son, Adam, captivating a new generation

of fans with each passing decade.

To further celebrate the 50th anniversary of Mr. Men Little Miss, special guest

Little Miss Inventor has also taken on the responsibility as Virtual Tour Guide

at The Royal Mint Experience. While the door of The Royal Mint Experience

remains temporarily closed, customers are able to virtually go behind the

scenes of The Royal Mint to discover how the coins found in their pockets are

made.

The first coin in the series features Mr. Happy and is available as gold and

silver Proof editions, as well as a Brilliant Uncirculated edition and a

special colour printed Brilliant Uncirculated edition, exclusively available

from The Royal Mint. Visit www.royalmint.com/MrMen to view the full

commemorative coin range. The coin will not be going into general circulation.

SOURCE: The Royal Mint