The Royal Mint, the official agency that mints British currency, launched a collection of five pound coins on Friday in honor of Paul McCartney, celebrating the career of the ex-Beatle.
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“It’s a huge honor,” responded the 82-year-old music icon, who worked with the British agency on the design of these collectible coins.
Silver or colored, they are inspired by the psychedelic patterns that adorned his rainbow “magic piano” from the Beatles era, with the artist’s name, his Höfner electric bass and the Wings group logo, created a year after the Fab Four broke up.
“I could never have expected such a thing when I was a child,” he added.
Icons
“Our coins pay homage to icons and major events in British history, so it seemed important to us that Paul McCartney’s remarkable musical career was celebrated on an official UK coin,” said Rebecca Morgan, Head of Coins. commemorative coins of this agency.
“What makes this piece so special is that Paul was involved throughout the entire design process. “It celebrates many elements of her solo career, and we hope fans enjoy the references,” she added.
-These limited edition coins will be sold on The Royal Mint website in several versions, with a starting price of 15.50 pounds (19 euros).
After the Beatles, Paul McCartney went on to have a successful solo career, with over 100 million albums sold worldwide.
World tour
The British star begins the European leg of his “Got Back” world tour and will play in Manchester and then London in December.
In reference to the fact that the musician used pennies – British cents – to strum the strings of his guitar at the start of his career, The Royal Mint gave him a gold pick.
At the start of 2025, The Royal Mint will also auction a gold coin autographed by Paul McCartney, weighing five kilos and which took more than 250 hours to create.
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