couldn t find work. discouraged but full of hope, they sailed for britain. - citizens of the british empire coming to the mother- country with good intent. thousands came to help rebuild the country following world war two. it was multi disciplinary artist, bristol based valda jackson who was chosen to design the windrush 75th anniversary coin. she arrived in the uk from jamaica at the age of five. it s quite an honour, really, and a privilege to be given the opportunity to represent us and the generation before us in this way is.is quite a big deal. valda started work on the image almost two years ago, and spent months perfecting it. i want them to be obviously representing the group the windrush group the people who are most likely to suffer from
citizens of the british empire coming to the mother- country with good intent. it was multi disciplinary artist bristol based valda jackson, who was chosen to design the windrush 75th anniversary coin. she arrived in the uk from jamaica at the age of five. it s quite an honour, really, and a privilege to be given the opportunity to represent us and the generation before us in this way. valda started work on the image almost two years ago and spent months perfecting it. i want them to be obviously representing the group, the windrush group, the people who are most likely to suffer from prejudicial behaviour. once valda had finished her artwork, it was sent to the royal mint, who used specialist 3d software to turn the paper drawing into a coin. only then was it ready to be approved by his royal highness