U.K. reveals rainbow coin to mark 50th anniversary of Pride

The 50-pence coin, honoring the anniversary of the first official Pride UK event in 1972, is the first to be dedicated to Britain’s LGBTQ community.

May 18, 2022

Britain’s Royal Mint unveiled a special new commemorative rainbow-colored 50 pence coin on Wednesday as a tribute to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Pride UK movement.

The coin, designed by east London artist and LGBTQ activist Dominique Holmes, uses state-of-the-art printing technology to emboss it with the colors of the Pride progress flag.

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