In Beatrix Potter's much-loved Tale Of The Flopsy Bunnies, Mr McGregor - the ever-menacing anti-hero - announces he will make quick cash by selling a sack of his floppy-earred neighbours.
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Now, more than 100 years since the book's release, the Royal Mint has revealed the farmer's mortal enemies shall adorn the very object of his desire - a dazzling set of coins.
Peter Rabbit is one of four characters from the children's author's canon to appear on change this year, also including Flopsy Bunny - the mother of the captured rabbits.
The four designs will be added to the mint's Beatrix Potter collection, first launched in 2016 to commemorate 150 years since her birth.
Peter Rabbit is the first of the 50p pieces to go sale on Monday, followed later this year by Flopsy Bunny, Mrs Tittlemouse and a helpful mouse from The Tailor Of Gloucester.
Each image embossed on the coin is a painstaking recreation of the hand-painted illustrations which brought the books to life, the Royal Mint says.
Australian Associated Press