The United Kingdom has a new Stephen Hawking play

Discover this new coin from the Royal Mint of the United Kingdom. The Mint has just started a collection of coins rewarding innovation in British Science, and it will be difficult to surpass Stephen Hawking's black hole play. It's a real beauty.

The 50p piece illustrates the concept of the black hole and its design is amazing, with an optical illusion with rings that gives the room the look of spilling out. Edwina Ellis, the creator of the play, said, "Stephen Hawking has made difficult topics accessible, attractive and easy to understand. That's what I wanted to describe in my drawing, inspired by a lecture he gave in Chile in 2008. "

"Hawking, at his best player, invites the public to contemplate watching in a black hole before diving," Ellis said. "I wanted to make a big black hole on the small room and wish it was always there chuckling at the thought."

This is the first coin drawing in the series that will later honor Sir Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin. You can order Stephen Hawking in perfect condition for GBP 10 (approx. USD 14) from The Royal Mint. Limited editions in silver and gold are already sold out.

[via Slashgear]