The Royal Mint has unveiled a brand new 50p celebrating the diversity that built Britain. Some 10million of them are ready to enter circulation, to coincide with Black History Month.
It's the the first UK coin to celebrate diversity, with more designs celebrating diversity and inclusivity set to follow. Royal Mint chief executive Anne Jessopp said: “Britain’s history is rich and diverse.
For more than 1,100 years, the nation’s story has been told through coins struck by The Royal Mint, a narrative carried in the pockets and purses of all its people. "The contribution of ethnic minority communities has been such an important part of that story but has often gone unrecognised. "This coin has been created to celebrate all the people who have
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