皇家造幣廠正在釋放一枚硬幣來慶祝約翰·列儂的生活和職業

皇家造幣廠正在釋放硬幣，以慶祝約翰·列儂的生活和職業。披頭士樂隊偶像將慶祝他的85歲生日的那一年。

Royal Mint is releasing a coin to celebrate the life and career of John Lennon.

皇家造幣廠正在發布一枚硬幣，以慶祝約翰·列儂的生活和職業。

It comes in the year in which the Beatles icon would have celebrated his 85th birthday.

它是披頭士樂隊偶像慶祝他85歲生日的那一年。

Lennon was murdered by Mark David Chapman in December 1980 aged 40.

列儂於1980年12月40歲被馬克·戴維·查普曼（Mark David Chapman）謀殺。

#OTD in 1970 saw the UK single release of Let It Be/You Know My Name (Look up the Number). This picture is of the Japan version of the single, where it was released with Get Back as the B side. Have you seen Let It Be and The Beatles: Get Back on @DisneyPlus ?pic.twitter.com/OB01tUnfwV

#OTD在1970年看到了英國的單一版本，讓它成為/您知道我的名字（查找號碼）。這張圖片是日本版本的單曲，該版本以B側釋放。你看過讓它成為和甲殼蟲樂隊：回到@disneyplus？

Royal Mint creates new coin for John Lennon

Royal Mint為John Lennon創建了新硬幣

The design of the new coin features a portrait of the singer, based on an image taken by music industry photographer Bob Gruen.

新硬幣的設計以音樂行業攝影師鮑勃·格魯恩（Bob Gruen）拍攝的圖像為基礎。

It depicts a side profile of Lennon, taken on the roof of his penthouse in New York.

它描繪了列儂（Lennon）的側面，並在他在紐約的頂層公寓的屋頂上拍攝。

Lennon’s name appears to the left of the portrait while the word “Imagine” features on the right side of the design in a reference to his single and album.

列儂的名字出現在肖像的左側，而“想像”一詞的特徵在設計的右側引用了他的單曲和專輯。

The coin is being released by the Royal Mint in the year in which Lennon would have celebrated his 85th birthday (Image: Matt Crossick/PA Media Assignments) Lennon is not the first to be honoured on a Royal Mint coin, with fellow Beatle Sir Paul McCartney, Queen, David Bowie and Dame Shirley Bassey having one.

列儂將慶祝他的85歲生日（圖片：Matt Crossick/PA媒體任務）Lennon並不是第一個在皇家薄荷硬幣上尊敬的人，列儂將慶祝他的85歲生日（圖片：Matt Crossick/PA媒體任務），與皇室薄荷幣一起慶祝他的85歲生日，列儂將與皇室造幣廠一起釋放這款硬幣，與甲殼蟲同胞Paul McCartney，Queen，David Bowie和Dame Shirley Bassey一起。

The Royal Mint has an ongoing “music legends” coin series, celebrating singers and songwriters.

皇家造幣廠有一個持續的“音樂傳奇”硬幣系列，慶祝歌手和詞曲作者。

Coin designer Henry Gray incorporated the portrait of Lennon to feature at the centre of the design.

硬幣設計師亨利·格雷（Henry Gray）將列儂（Lennon）的肖像納入了設計中心。

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

皇家造幣廠紀念硬幣總監麗貝卡·摩根（Rebecca Morgan）說：“可以說是有史以來最偉大的歌手和詞曲作者之一，列儂（Lennon）作為藝術家，激進主義者和和平的倡導者的成就繼續繼續下去，現在將永遠被記住。

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

“列儂的肖像被細緻地捕獲，在合適的致敬中將在藝術家慶祝他的85歲生日的那一年發行。

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

“我們仍然受到全世界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。”

Lennon fans and coin collectors will be able to buy the coins from the Royal Mint’s website from 9am on Monday, March 17.

列儂的粉絲和硬幣收藏家將於3月17日星期一上午9點​​從皇家造幣廠的網站購買硬幣。

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

價格將從18.50英鎊開始，它們將以各種貴金屬（包括顏色版本）提供。