The Brexit 50 pence

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The Brexit 50 pence.

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As of 31 January 2020, the new Strike Your Own Coin at the Royal Mint Experience will be the Brexit 50p.

Sovereigns struck on 31 January 2020 will feature a special portcullis privy mark. 

[Alan71]

Looks better as an actual coin than as a design.

[Deeman]

The Brexit strike your own coin will be available on 31st January at £10.00 per coin in addition to the tour, chargeable at £25.00 per person.
From 1st February, the price of the coin will revert to £6.90, and tours revert to the usual admission price.

For the SYOC there will be dated packaging for the tour on the 31st. Thereafter the packaging for this coin will revert to non-dated packaging.

[Alan71]

I'm booked on it for 2:45am on Friday!  It's an historic day and not something that can be done everyday.  I'm not at work Friday anyway, though am out all day, so will be interesting to see how I bear up...

[Deeman]

I'm booked on it for 2:45am on Friday!  It's an historic day and not something that can be done everyday.  I'm not at work Friday anyway, though am out all day, so will be interesting to see how I bear up...

I assume you are not an insomniac. At least the traffic will be quiet.

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Philip Pullman calls for boycott of Brexit 50p coin over 'missing' Oxford comma

Critics fume over the omission of Oxford comma from phrase 'Peace, prosperity and friendship' as new coin enters circulation

Philip Pullman calls for boycott of Brexit 50p coin over 'missing' Oxford comma



Meanwhile, that Jacob Rees-Mogg fellow dislikes the so called Oxford comma.

The comma touch: Jacob Rees-Mogg's aides send language rules to staff

[Alan71]

I didn't know about the Oxford comma!  I was always taught never to use one before "and" in cases like this. 

[<k>]

The other point about this coin is that it doesn't state its purpose. Will a child growing up in the 2030s understand that it refers to Brexit? Just as some children growing up in the 1970s did not understand the meaning of the 50 pence that commemorated the UK's entry into the EEC.

Perhaps in a year's time, Boris will order a coin commemorating the event with a hard core message that would be worthy of the Sun (remember "Up yours, Delors!") or the Daily Mail.    Let's get a campaign going and see how many fools will support it. 

[FosseWay]

I didn't know about the Oxford comma!  I was always taught never to use one before "and" in cases like this.

So was I!

It's one of those things where adherents of each camp insist they are exclusively correct - a bit like the event being commemorated, perhaps.

My view is that there is no point having a one-size-fits-all rule on this. Personally I'd write the phrase on the coin precisely as it appears - adding a comma isn't wrong, but it doesn't add anything to people's understanding or to ease of reading it, either. On the other hand, the "Oxford" comma is useful if you want to say something like "Today I shopped at Tesco, Sainsbury's, and Marks and Spencer" - it makes it slightly clearer to someone who doesn't already know that "Marks and Spencer" is one shop, not two.

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As a remainer, Mr Pullman is clearly peeved about Brexit, so his criticism must be considered a petulant one. I agree with FosseWay on the matter and nominate him to send a letter to Mr Pullman, telling him to get over it. 

[FosseWay]

As a remainer, Mr Pullman is clearly peeved about Brexit, so his criticism must be considered a petulant one. I agree with FosseWay on the matter and nominate him to send a letter to Mr Pullman, telling him to get over it. 

Haha...

About Pullman's objections being a petulant reaction from a Remainer - that was my first thought as well. But he is experienced in putting his thoughts on paper and is sufficiently famous and respected to be likely to get those thoughts published. Why would someone in that position have a hissy fit over a comma when he is perfectly able to make convincing arguments against Brexit, or against issuing a coin to commemorate it? It is a strange outburst, and to be frank, one that is not worthy of him.

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Agreed. We should organise a million man march to his house to tell him that he is not worthy of himself and therefore must be an impostor who only deserves to be deported to the EU that he loves so much. 

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In fact, I'm going to tell Boris that this coin is no good. We need one that says:

TAKE BACK CONTROL - GET BREXIT DONE - GET OVER IT!

[FosseWay]

In fact, I'm going to tell Boris that this coin is no good. We need one that says:

TAKE BACK CONTROL - GET BREXIT DONE - GET OVER IT!

You are a very naughty man. You have just caused me to snort red wine all over my keyboard in a messy manner!