Sajid Javid ridiculed over new commemorative Brexit 50 pence coin
Chancellor Sajid Javid has unveiled the new commemorative 50p coin to mark Britainâs departure from the EU.
Javid originally ordered production of the celebratory coins in advance of the original departure date of October 31.
But the Brexit delay meant about a million coins had to be melted down and the metal put aside until a new exit date was confirmed.
The Chancellor has now unveiled coins bearing the inscription âPeace, prosperity and friendship with all nationsâ and the date of January 31.
#Budget2018 also announces a new commemorative Brexit 50p coin. See and share the design below đđ pic.twitter.com/wug3p6BUtq
â HM Treasury (@hmtreasury) October 29, 2018
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But many people ridiculed the new coin on social media:
The #Brexit50p coins says "Peace, prosperity & friendship with all nations"
This is from a government whose own analysis says Brexit undermines UK security and economic prosperity and who compared the nations of Europe to the nazis during negotiations. https://t.co/czDBxfTqQm— Femi (@Femi_Sorry) January 26, 2020
This 50p is the equivalent of having âlive, laugh, loveâ on your living room walls #brexit50p https://t.co/nk6a3Fov4E
— Rachel Wallis (@rachelwal1) January 26, 2020
Orwell's 1984 quotes:
"Ignorance is strength"
"Freedom is slavery"
"Peace is leaving the biggest peace project in history"
"Prosperity is slashing growth, fucking business & torching jobs"
"Friendship to all nations is cutting yourself off from & abusing 27 of them" #brexit50p pic.twitter.com/GDTpnqnaOn— David Schneider (@davidschneider) January 26, 2020
Others, meanwhile, shared alternative ideas for how to spend the coin:
Retailers: want to speed up the filling of that charity box on your counter? Just keep offering me a #brexit50p in my change. I don't even want to touch one.
— Keith Burge (@carryonkeith) January 26, 2020
đŹđ§Watch out for these, friends!đŹđ§
If you get one:1. Give it straight to a charity
or
2. Bash it up (renders it worthless)
or
3. Save it in a jar as a momento of a really ghastly period in our history#brexit50p #BrexitJohnson #notmygovernment #Nevergoing2GiveEUup pic.twitter.com/GWMWzCWvBV
— đcarol hedges (@carolJhedges) January 26, 2020
About three million Brexit coins will enter circulation around the UK from 31 January with a further seven million to be added later in the year.
As part of the launch of the coin, the Royal Mint will open its doors for 24 hours to let people strike their own commemorative Brexit coins.
The European Parliament is expected to vote to approve the Withdrawal Agreement on 29 January, after Boris Johnson signed the treaty paving the way for the UK to leave on January 31.
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Surely inkeeping with the Spirit of Brexit, a more appropriate inscription would say:-
Frogs allez a faire enculer!
Krauts gehen sie weg!
Wops se ne vada!
Bubbles fige apo tho malaka!
Micks pog mahone!
and all you “polacks, czechs et al” , yob tvoye matj!