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UK govt orders another Brexit commemoration coin

The new coin will be inscribed with the EU exit date of 31 January
The new coin will be inscribed with the EU exit date of 31 January

The British government has ordered production of a new coin to commemorate leaving the European Union next month.

It comes after a previous batch was melted down when Brexit was delayed.

The 50 pence coin will be inscribed with the EU exit date of 31 January, and the words "peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations".

Production of a previous coin was halted when Britain missed the 31 October Brexit deadline due to wrangling in parliament over how to leave.

One million coins were reportedly melted down.

The decision to make a fresh batch as taken in the wake of the Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson's victory in the general election.

Ministers in the Privy Council, an advisory group to Queen Elizabeth II, made the decision at a meeting on 17 December.

The coins will be made in gold, silver and cupro-nickel. It is not known how much the new batch will cost.