UK reveals rainbow 50p coin to mark 50th anniversary of Pride

Britain’s Royal Mint unveiled a special new commemorative rainbow-coloured 50 pence coin on Wednesday as a tribute to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Pride UK movement.
The coin, designed east London art and LGBTQ+ activ Dominique Holmes, uses state-of-the-art printing technology to emboss it with the colours of the Pride progress flag.

“It humbles me greatly that the words that I coined for the brand – protest, visibility, unity and equality – will be on an actual coin, opposite the queen,” Asad Shaykh, Director of Marketing and Communications at Pride in London said.
The 50-pence coin placed on a table in front of Clare Maclennan of the Royal Mint and Pride in London Marketing and Communications Director Asad Shaykh, in Wales, Britain. (The Royal Mint/Handout via REUTERS)
“This queer brown immigrant has come a long way, powered hope, love and this city. Nowhere in the world had this been possible, except the UK. Pride in London feels very proud today.”
The coin honours the anniversary of the first official Pride UK event in 1972 and is the first to be dedicated to Britain’s LGBTQ+ community.
The commemorative 50p ($0.62) coin will not enter circulation but will be available to purchase online. ($1 = 0.8061 pounds)
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