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Late music legend David Bowie is being celebrated with a commemorative coin range from The Royal Mint.
Following the launch of Queen coins and Elton John coins in January and July, David Bowie’s posthumous commemorative coins are the third in The Royal Mint’s ‘Music Legends’ series.
The visually striking coins feature an image of David Bowie from the late 1970s when he was working on his trilogy of experimental albums in Berlin – Low (1977), “Heroes” (1977) and Lodger (1979). Alongside this, the design also includes the lightning bolt motif from 1973 album ‘Aladdin Sane’.
Utilising ground-breaking technology and manufacturing techniques, the lightning bolt on a number of the special edition coins appears laced with stardust to create a glitter effect.
To mark the launch, a David Bowie coin has been sent into space. The coin was sent 35,656 metres high and orbited the Earth’s atmosphere for 45 minutes before safely descending back to Britain. It was the first time ever a UK coin was sent into space.
David Bowie coins from The Royal Mint:
David Bowie 2020 UK Quarter-Ounce Gold Proof Coin
David Bowie 2020 UK One Ounce Silver Proof Coin
David Bowie 2020 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin – Edition
Clare Maclennan, Divisional Director of Commemorative Coin at The Royal Mint, says: “We are thrilled to unveil the third coin in The Royal Mint’s ‘Music Legends’ series, honouring the intergalactic legacy and career of David Bowie.
“In recognition of Bowie’s first hit single ‘Space Oddity’, we felt it was fitting to send his coin into space and celebrate the Starman in his own pioneering fashion. David Bowie’s music has inspired and influenced generations of musicians and we hope this commemorative coin will be cherished by fans around the world.”
There are three ranges of David Bowie coins – Gold Proof Commemorative Coins, Silver Proof Commemorative Coins and Uncirculated Commemorative Coins.
They range in price from £13 for the David Bowie 2020 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin right up to a massive £72,195.00 for the David Bowie 2020 UK Kilo Gold Proof Coin.
There’s also a chance to win the historic coin that was propelled into space via The Royal Mint’s Facebook page.
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- David Bowie - Hunky Dory - 50th Anniversary - Stickered - UK - picture disc LP - £29.99, $37.49, €35.99 (New Item) (arrived 22-Nov-2024 18:00)on November 23, 2024 at 9:53 pm
DAVID BOWIE Hunky Dory (50th Anniversary Edition UK/EU 11-track Picture Disc LP featuring the 2015 remastered audio, complete with a bonus fold-out poster. The disc looks barely played issued in the die-cut display sleeve with the 'Official Bowie' hype sticker attached DBHDPD1971) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- David Bowie - Bowie Legacy + 2 Art Prints - Sealed - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £39.99, $49.99, €47.99 (New Item) (arrived 16-Nov-2024 18:00)on November 23, 2024 at 9:53 pm
DAVID BOWIE Bowie Legacy (Sealed 2017 UK Limited Edition 20-track double LP pressed on 180gram Vinyl, featuring some of his best loved & classic hits including Let's Dance, Life On Mars? [2016 Mix], Oh! You Pretty Things, Space Oddity,Ziggy Stardust, China Girl & Heroes, his duets with Queen [Under Pressure] & Mick Jagger [Dancing In The Street] along with more recent recordings. The vinyl is UNPLAYED, housed in a deluxe gatefold picture sleeve complete with two bonus 12" Art Prints, factory sealed from new in the double hype-stickered shrinkwrap DBLP64161)
- David Bowie - Hunky Dory: Remastered - 180 Gram Vinyl + Opened Shrink - UK - vinyl LP - £24.99, $31.24, €29.99 (New Item) (arrived 16-Nov-2024 14:37)on November 23, 2024 at 9:53 pm
DAVID BOWIE Hunky Dory (2016 UK limited edition remastered audiophile issue of the classic 1971 11-track LP pressed on 180gm Vinyl, his fourth studio album including the singles Changes and Life On Mars?. Complete with the lyric printedinsert, the picture sleeve retains its opened custom-stickered shrinkwrap and the vinyl looks barely played DB69733) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- David Bowie - The Glass Spider Tour - UK - tour programme - £25.00, $31.25, €30.00 (New Item) (arrived 16-Nov-2024 18:00)on November 23, 2024 at 9:53 pm
DAVID BOWIE The Glass Spider Tour (Official 1987 UK 20-page 10" x 13" glossy tour programme with fantastic fold-out and die-cut pages, packed with lots of great photographs along with printed lyrics for 'Glass Spider', 'Never Let Me Down' and'Time Will Crawl'. With a glossy die-cut back picture cover. The cover shows just a little wear, whilst the inner pages show few signs of age)
- David Bowie - Hunky Dory: Remastered - 180 Gram Vinyl + Opened Shrink - UK - vinyl LP - £24.99, $31.24, €29.99 (New Item) (arrived 16-Nov-2024 18:00)on November 23, 2024 at 9:53 pm
DAVID BOWIE Hunky Dory (2016 UK limited edition remastered audiophile issue of the classic 1971 11-track LP pressed on 180gm Vinyl, his fourth studio album including the singles Changes and Life On Mars?. Complete with the lyric printedinsert, the picture sleeve retains its opened custom-stickered shrinkwrap and the vinyl looks barely played DB69733) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
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