Windrush75 Historic Windrush coin to be unveiled

Images which the new 50p coin will use are revealed

THE ROYAL Mint is to unveil new 50p coins in celebration of 75 years of Windrush generations. The coins are due to be released early this month.

Artist Valda Jackson, who created the design, explains below what this project means to her as the daughter of Windrush parents.

The new coins will feature a couple that represents Caribbean workers who responded to Britain’s call for help in its rebuilding post-war.

The Union Jack is depicted behind them, to reflect issues around belonging, around ownership, questions around our historical and present relationship with all of what that flag represents.

As well as being an artist, Ms Jackson is working on her first novel, which explores her family’s migration from the Caribbean to England in the 1960s.

Visit www.royalmint.com to register your interest in the coin