Brexit: Coinage

(asked on 28th January 2020) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total cost of the destruction of the coins minted to commemorate the UK's withdrawal from the EU which stated the incorrect exit day.


Answered by
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Earl of Courtown
Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Lords)
This question was answered on 11th February 2020

Approximately 1 million coins were minted in October to mark the UK’s exit from the European Union.

Coins bearing this date are to be recycled and the value from the materials will be recouped by the Exchequer. The value gained from recycling these coins is commercially sensitive.

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