Brexit 50p coin

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The Brexit 50p coin is a commemorative

withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 31 October 2019. The minting of the Brexit coin was ordered by Sajid Javid.[1] A total of 10 million Brexit coins, each stamped with the date 31 October 2019, were planned to be minted.[2][3] In late October 2019, with increasing doubts that Brexit would actually happen on that date, the minting of the coins was "paused".[4]

In late October 2019 it was announced that the coins would be recycled as the United Kingdom would not in fact leave the European Union as planned on 31 October 2019.[5][6] A Treasury spokesman said that a coin to mark Brexit will still be produced but that it would enter circulation after the UK has left the EU.[5][6]

Relaunch

In December 2019 a new Brexit 50p coin was announced after the Conservative Party victory in the general election.[7] Gold and silver versions of the coins were announced for collectors.[7] In January 2020 Downing Street announced that the coins would start entering circulation on 31 January 2020.[8]

The coin is inscribed with the slogan "Peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations", inspired by

Oxford comma, over which Philip Pullman called for a boycott of the coin.[9]

References

  1. ISSN 0261-3077
    . Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  2. ISSN 0261-3077
    . Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  3. ISSN 0307-1235
    . Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Brexit coins 'paused' amid uncertainty". 25 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Brexit 50p coins to be 'recycled' after PM accepts extension". BBC News. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  6. ^ a b Inman, Phillip (29 October 2019). "Brexit meltdown: 50p coins with 31 October date to be recycled". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  7. ^ a b Waterson, Jim (20 December 2019). "All change: UK tries again with new 50p to mark Brexit date". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  8. ^ Helm, Toby (26 January 2020). "Brexit: Heseltine says celebrations rub remainers' noses in it". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Philip Pullman calls for boycott of Brexit 50p coin over 'missing' Oxford comma". The Guardian. 27 January 2020.

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