In March 2019, it was announced that the Royal Mint would issue a commemorative 50p coin, only available as a commemorative edition,"Celebrating the Life of Stephen Hawking 2019 UK 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coin." The Royal Mint. Retrieved 3 December 2022. in honour of Hawking. The same month, Hawking's nurse, Patricia Dowdy, was struck off the nursing register for "failures over his care and financial misconduct."
