Reports that Chancellor Philip Hammond will unveil plans for a new 50p coin to mark Britain’s withdrawal from the EU in his Budget on Monday have been met with widespread ridicule on social media.
The Sun reports that the Chancellor will announce advanced plans for a special seven-sided Brexit 50p coin, which will be made available from 11pm on March 29, 2019, the very day Britain leaves the EU.
Plans for a Brexit coin have been met with mockery on social media, with many joking that the new 50p will be worth a lot less when it’s put out as legal tender next year, making it a “perfect tribute” to the UK leaving the EU. Others have interpreted the proposal as nothing more than a gimmick, much like the idea for a British blue passport once the UK exits the EU.