Royal Mint releases commemorative coin honouring Beatles frontman John Lennon | EUROtoday

A commemorative coin celebrating the life and profession of John Lennon has been launched by the Royal Mint, marking what would have been the musician’s eighty fifth birthday.

The coin includes a portrait of Lennon, primarily based on {a photograph} by Bob Gruen which was taken on the roof of the singer’s New York penthouse.

It was designed by Henry Gray, who positioned the portrait on the centre.

The design additionally options Lennon’s title to the left and the phrase “Imagine” – a nod to his iconic single and album – to the fitting.

Lennon joins a prestigious group of music icons honored by the Royal Mint, together with fellow Beatle Sir Paul McCartney, Queen, David Bowie, and Dame Shirley Bassey.

The coin is a part of the Royal Mint’s ongoing “music legends” sequence, which celebrates influential singers and songwriters.

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Rebecca Morgan, director of commemorative coin on the Royal Mint, mentioned: “Arguably one of the greatest singers and songwriters of all time, Lennon’s achievements as an artist, activist and advocate for peace continue to live on and will now be forever remembered on a coin.

“Lennon’s portrait has been captured in meticulous detail and in a fitting tribute will be released in the year which the artist would have celebrated his 85th birthday.

“Still admired by millions of people and generations worldwide, we hope this coin and its design will be treasured for many years to come.”

Lennon followers and coin collectors will have the ability to purchase the cash from the Royal Mint’s web site from 9am on March 17.

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Prices will begin at £18.50 and the cash shall be accessible in a variety of treasured metals, together with color editions, the Mint mentioned.

Lennon was killed in 1980, aged 40.

The Beatles not too long ago received a Grammy for greatest rock efficiency for the music ‘Now And Then’, which was completed many years after it was recorded.

The remastered monitor was sourced from a Lennon demo recorded within the Nineteen Seventies.

Lennon’s son Sean, selecting up the gong on behalf of the group, mentioned: “The world can’t afford to forget about people like The Beatles, we need this music in the world, we need peace and love and we need the magic of the 60s to stay alive.”