The new Brexit 50p coin

[muzzer]

A pedant writes: Scottish fivers are not legal tender. Neither are British fivers. Legal tender deals only with coins of the realm. Scottish and Northern Irish notes of all denominations are though to be treated on the same basis as British ones.

Noted ;)

[Dave2002]

A pedant writes: Scottish fivers are not legal tender. Neither are British fivers. Legal tender deals only with coins of the realm. Scottish and Northern Irish notes of all denominations are though to be treated on the same basis as British ones.

Isn't the main bank in London the Bank of England, not the Bank of Britain?

[Barbirollians]

I shall save them up and send them in to be melted down when the Royal Mint issues its welcome back to the EU coin in 2030

[greenilex]

I threatened (in a phone call with my daughter) to lay the things end to end on the nearest railway line.

She is a serving teacher, and nearly had a fit.

Luckily I didn’t mean it.

[vinteuil]

Isn't the main bank in London the Bank of England, not the Bank of Britain?

... but coins are issued by the Royal Mint, which is in Llantrisant - in Wales.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Mint

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[vinteuil]

A pedant writes: Scottish fivers are not legal tender. Neither are British fivers. Legal tender deals only with coins of the realm. Scottish and Northern Irish notes of all denominations are though to be treated on the same basis as British ones.

... wiki would have it that while Scottish notes are not legal tender, 'British' notes are :

"With the passing of the Bank Notes Act 1833, Bank of England notes over £5 in value were first given the status of "legal tender" in England and Wales, effectively guaranteeing the worth of the Bank's notes and ensuring public confidence in the notes in times of crisis or war. The Currency and Bank Notes Act 1954 extended the definition of legal tender to ten shilling and £1 notes; unlike the 1833 Act, this law also applied to Scotland, meaning that English notes under £5 were classed as legal tender. The Bank of England ten-shilling note was withdrawn in 1969 and the £1 was removed from circulation in 1988, leaving a legal curiosity in Scots law whereby there is now no paper legal tender in Scotland. (Scottish notes were not included in the 1833 or 1954 Acts.)"

[Bryn]

... wiki would have it that while Scottish notes are not legal tender, 'British' notes are :

"With the passing of the Bank Notes Act 1833, Bank of England notes over £5 in value were first given the status of "legal tender" in England and Wales, effectively guaranteeing the worth of the Bank's notes and ensuring public confidence in the notes in times of crisis or war. The Currency and Bank Notes Act 1954 extended the definition of legal tender to ten shilling and £1 notes; unlike the 1833 Act, this law also applied to Scotland, meaning that English notes under £5 were classed as legal tender. The Bank of England ten-shilling note was withdrawn in 1969 and the £1 was removed from circulation in 1988, leaving a legal curiosity in Scots law whereby there is now no paper legal tender in Scotland. (Scottish notes were not included in the 1833 or 1954 Acts.)"

I would not trust wiki but the Bank of England site confirms what you write and gives further information.

[cloughie]

Am I right in thinking that the date on the new Brexit coin is given as '31. January 2020', which is not very British?

Well at least it is not 2020/01/31

[Bryn]

Well at least it is not 2020/01/31

Which is far more sensible, in that the greater duration precedes the lesser. I converted to Year, Month, Day some decades ago, especially for filing.

[vinteuil]

Which is far more sensible, in that the greater duration precedes the lesser. I converted to Year, Month, Day some decades ago, especially for filing.

... mmmyes, quite a laudable system.

Many decades ago I read of some Geneva Convention (?) which determined it shd be (fr'instance) : 26 - i - 2020.
I have adopted this system ever since.

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[cloughie]

Which is far more sensible, in that the greater duration precedes the lesser. I converted to Year, Month, Day some decades ago, especially for filing.

Your choice - I hate it!

[Andy Freude]

... wiki would have it that while Scottish notes are not legal tender, 'British' notes are

That may not be anomalous soon.

[Frances_iom]

Your choice - I hate it!

Year month day is an ISO standard - I use yyyymmdd which has the great advantage that for computer filing dates are filed in order by using the standard sort options - certainly pre WW1 German (and possibly wider) custom was to use yyyy mm day with the month given in Roman notation (which makes things clearer when reading but defeats simple sorting).
The 50p coin will soon be equivalent to 1 euro so quite appropriate.

[cloughie]

Year month day is an ISO standard - I use yyyymmdd which has the great advantage that for computer filing dates are filed in order by using the standard sort options - certainly pre WW1 German (and possibly wider) custom was to use yyyy mm day with the month given in Roman notation (which makes things clearer when reading but defeats simple sorting).
The 50p coin will soon be equivalent to 1 euro so quite appropriate.

Fine, but I’m not changing now and the Great C maj is still No9!

[StephenMcK]

As an ardent remainer, I'm looking to buy up all Brexit 50p pieces and take them out of circulation. PM me on how to send them to me (to defray my costs I can only offer 25p - but its for a good cause, so no need to feel ripped off).

A friend of mine plans to save them up then buy Euros with them each time he visits at a Eurozone country which I like, though of course they'd keep returning to circulation.