約翰·列儂（John Lennon）由皇家造幣廠發起的紀念硬幣

皇家造幣廠發起了慶祝約翰·列儂（John Lennon）生活和職業的紀念硬幣，標誌著音樂家的85歲生日。

The Royal Mint has launched a commemorative coin celebrating the life and career of John Lennon, to mark what would have been the musician’s 85th birthday.

皇家造幣廠發起了紀念硬幣，以慶祝約翰·列儂的生活和職業，以紀念音樂家85歲生日。

The coin features a portrait of Lennon, which is based on a photograph by Bob Gruen and was designed by Henry Gray. It also includes Lennon’s name to the left and the word “Imagine” – a tribute to his iconic single and album – to the right.

硬幣的特色是列儂的肖像，該肖像是基於鮑勃·格魯恩（Bob Gruen）的照片，由亨利·格雷（Henry Gray）設計。它還包括列儂的名字和右邊的“ Imagine”一詞，這是對他的標誌性單曲和專輯的致敬。

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

列儂（Lennon）加入了一個享有聲望的音樂偶像，他們受到皇家造幣廠的尊敬，包括甲殼蟲同胞保羅·麥卡特尼爵士，皇后，戴維·鮑伊和雪莉·貝西夫人。

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

硬幣是皇家造幣廠正在進行的“音樂傳奇”系列的一部分，該系列突出了有影響力的歌手和詞曲作者。

"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," said Rebecca Morgan, director of commemorative coin at the Royal Mint.

“可以說，可以說是有史以來最偉大的歌手和詞曲作者之一，是列儂作為藝術家，激進主義者和和平的倡導者的成就繼續依靠，現在將永遠在硬幣上銘記。”

"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.

“列儂的肖像被細緻地捕捉到，這是藝術家將慶祝他的85歲生日的那一年發行的致敬。

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

“我們仍然受到全球數百萬的人和世代的欽佩，我們希望這種硬幣及其設計將在未來的許多年中珍惜。”

Commenorative coins celebrating the music legend will be available to buy from the Royal Mint’s website from 9am on Friday 17 March.

慶祝音樂傳奇的紀念性硬幣將於3月17日星期五上午9點從皇家造幣廠的網站購買。

Prices will start at £18.50 and the coins will be available in a range of precious metals, including colour editions, the Mint said.

造幣廠說，價格將從18.50英鎊開始，硬幣將以各種貴金屬（包括顏色版本）提供。

Lennon was shot dead in 1980, at the age of 40.

列儂在1980年被槍殺，享年40歲。

The Beatles recently won a Grammy for best rock performance for the song ‘Now And Then’, which was finished decades after it was recorded.

甲殼蟲樂隊最近贏得了格萊美獎的最佳搖滾表演，以“當下然後”贏得了最佳搖滾表演，該歌曲在錄製後數十年結束。

The remastered track was sourced from a Lennon demo recorded in the 1970s.

重新製作的曲目來自1970年代記錄的列儂演示。

Lennon’s son Sean, collecting the gong on behalf of the group, said: "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."

列儂的兒子肖恩（Sean）代表該組織收集鑼，他說：“世界無力忘記像甲殼蟲樂隊這樣的人，我們需要世界上這種音樂，我們需要和平與愛，我們需要60年代的魔力才能活著。”