Deng will be given the honor of his face being on the Brixton 5 pound bill, along with feature activist Lenford Kwesi Garrison on the 1 pound note, WWII secret agent Violette Szabo on the 20 pound note, and David Bowie on the 10 pound note. The Brixton Pound is complementary currency to the pound sterling, which is explained better here then I can do it.
Deng was born in the Sudan but raised in Brixton, South London where former NBA player Manute Bol taught him the game of basketball.
“I am honored to be featured on the new Brixton Pound notes,” said Deng on his foundation’s website. “I grew up as a young teenager player basketball for the Brixton Topcats which marked the beginning of my career. So it is with great pleasure that I am helping to support the local community that played a vital part in getting where I am today.”