Catalogue Number
NMLH.2019.119.2
Object Name
Coin
Title
Stop TTIP
Place
United States; European Union (EU)
People
Stop TTIP; War on Want
Description
A two-pence coin that has been pressed with "STOP TTIP" over the original design. TTIP refers to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, a planned trade deal between the European Union and United States, which would have granted corporations the ability to sue governments. Protesters feared it would degrade safety regulations, workers' rights, food standard regulations, and environmental protection rules.
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