While there’s been a huge fuss this time round, with completed listings on eBay appearing to show coins already having sold for £150 to £200 each (many listed as ‘pre-orders’), the Beatrix Potter ranges are not the first coins Royal Mint has produced in colour; £5 coins with vibrant red poppy designs commemorating Remembrance Day have been released since 2012.

It is not yet known how many of the non-colour Potter versions will make it into general circulation, and Royal Mint has been unable to update us on whether the coloured coins have completely sold out. However the holding page for the website states that more may become available as they sift through and cancel repeat orders.

New coloured Beatrix Potter coins have been released and they’re utterly charming