Girl, 9, becomes first child to design UK coin

The Royal Mint is due to unveil the first UK coin designed by a child, which will enter circulation next year.

Florence Jackson, nine, from Bristol, beat 17,000 other entries to win a BBC One Blue Peter competition celebrating the 2012 Olympic Games in London.



Her high-jump motif is the first in a series of 29 officially-licensed 50p designs to commemorate the Olympics.

She said: "It was amazing to... see my picture turned into a coin. I can't wait to see it in my pocket money."