The Royal Mint has launched a commemorative coin celebrating 50 years of Iron Maiden.
Iron Maiden have been honoured with a fiftieth anniversary coin by The Royal Mint
Following within the footsteps of music royalty Queen, Sir Elton John, and David Bowie, the heavy steel legends have been honoured with a particular collectable designed by artist Albert ‘Akirant’ Quirantes, boasting Iron Maiden’s well-known mascot Eddie.
What’s extra, there are a variety of hidden Easter eggs to hunt for throughout the design that die-hard followers will recognise.
Costs begin at £18.50 for a superb uncirculated £5 denomination coin and £29.50 for a color model.
Nevertheless, a £200 denomination Iron Maiden gold coin has an eye-watering price ticket of £6,940.
Rod Smallwood, Iron Maiden’s Supervisor, mentioned: “Having Eddie on an official UK coin is a continuation of his unimaginable odyssey since we unearthed him again in 1980. We have been on stamps, beer bottles, airplane tails and now authorized tender! The element Akirant has managed to pack into the design is excellent – there are little nods to nearly each chapter of our journey as a band. We’re actually honoured that The Royal Mint has chosen to commemorate 50 years of Iron Maiden in such a novel manner.”
Rebecca Morgan, Director of Commemorative Coin at The Royal Mint, commented: “Iron Maiden have been fearless pioneers in music, flying the flag for Britain across the globe for half a century. Their inventive imaginative and prescient, highly effective performances and devoted following have earned them a spot as one in all Britain’s most influential bands. This coin is the right fusion of steel on steel and we anticipate it can show to be a collector’s piece that is extremely wanted by each numismatists and passionate rock followers alike.”
Albert ‘Akirant’ Quirantes, designer of the Iron Maiden coin, added: “Designing the Iron Maiden coin has been one of the thrilling initiatives of my profession. As a lifelong fan of the band, and Derek Riggs’ unique creations within the ‘80s, I needed to seize not simply their iconic imagery, but additionally the rebellious spirit that has outlined their music for many years. I’ve hidden a number of references throughout the design that true followers will take pleasure in discovering, together with delicate nods to traditional album art work and their most beloved songs. It is my tribute to a band that has influenced generations of music lovers all around the world, and I hope followers will spend time exploring each element simply as passionately as they’ve analysed the band’s lyrics through the years.”
For extra details about the Iron Maiden commemorative coin and to view the total vary, go to www.royalmint.com/ironmaiden.
Bruce Dickinson and co are at the moment on their fiftieth anniversary Run For Your Lives World Tour, head to www.ironmaiden.com/tour to see the place they’re taking part in subsequent.
