The United Kingdom has commemorated professor Stephen Hawking in a new 50p coin. The coin has references to the late physicist’s pioneering work on on black holes.
It aims to celebrate the life and “ground-breaking” achievements of Hawking, who passed away in 2018.

• The coin released by UK’s Royal Mint is a commemorative coin and not for circulation as currency.
• The coin features Hawking’s name in capital letters above a rippling drawing of concentric circles, intended to represent a black hole.