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11:00PM BST 04 Jul 2014
Edith Cavell, the British nurse executed by the Germans during the First World War, is to be featured on a new commemorative £5 coin.
The coin will form part of a commemorative set to be issued next year by the Royal Mint marking the centenary of the war.
Miss Cavell worked as a nurse in German-occupied Belgium where was known as the nurse who "saw no sides" because of the life-saving care she gave Allied troops and soldiers from the Axis powers alike.
She also helped Allied soldiers to escape across the border into the Netherlands.
But a year into her involvement in the underground movement she was betrayed by a Belgian collaborator, arrested for treason, imprisoned and tricked into a confession.
There was worldwide outcry when she was shot by German firing squad in 1915.
Treasury minister Nicky Morgan said: ''She showed true bravery by helping injured soldiers, regardless of their nationality, and it is right that she should be honoured as a British hero.
''She risked her life to help Allied forces escape and in doing so paid the ultimate price. It is important that we remember the sacrifices made by so many people in different ways during the war.''
The news follows last year's successful petition to put legendary female author Jane Austen on the back of £10 notes after a public outcry that every banknote featured a man.
But campaigners were bombarded with horrific abuse on the Internet.
Two twitter trolls were jailed earlier this year for subjecting the feminist journalist Caroline Criado-Perez – who launched the petition – to a torrent of threats to rape and kill her.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-one/10947880/Edith-Cavell-to-feature-on-commemorative-5-coin.html
