The British newspaper The Daily Mail has highlighted the “backlash” on social media about a new coin featuring Lord Kitchener to mark the Centenary, which the Royal Mint announced last year.
“The Mint described the image as ‘powerful’ and ‘instantly recognisable’…[but] users said the Mint made a ‘shameful’ decision to glorify a military leader, rather than honouring the loss of rank-and-file soldiers”.
To read the full article, visit The Daily Mail website here.
Date of article publication: 31/12/2013
Images courtesy of the Royal Mint
Posted by: Daniel Barry, Centenary News