Photo Story: New commemorative 50p Brexit coin

A handout photo made available by The Royal Mint shows the new commemorative 50p Brexit coin in Gold, silver and Brilliant, issued 30 January 2020.

The coin carries the text ‘Peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations’ and is due to be released 31 January, the day United Kingdom starts its withdrawal from the European Union.

The European Parliament on Wednesday gave its final approval to Britain’s divorce deal from the bloc, paving the way for Brexit to take place on Friday.

The chamber broke into singing Auld Lang Syne, a traditional Scottish song to bid farewell, after voting 621 for versus 49 against the Brexit deal, with 13 abstentions.

 

Photo: EPA-EFE/The Royal Mint

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