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No Room for Britannia in Brown's Britishness
I was driving home late last night when I heard Stephen Nolan's guests discussing Gordon Brown's public protestations about how he cherishes his Britishness, and the reason, it seems, is that he's approved plans to replace Britannia on the back of the 50p piece. She has occasionally made way for special commemorative editions but the reverse of the fifty-pence coin has been Britannia's home for nearly forty years.
The Daily Mail aren't best pleased, although apparently assurances have been received that Jade Goody will not feature on the new coin and the Royal Mint have promised Britannia will be used again.
I didn't realise that there was a Britannia Coin as well; a gold bullion coin. The image of Britannia on it is a bit more dramatic. I like it.