列侬将庆祝他的85岁生日的那一年，皇家造币厂将发行硬币。

该设计以音乐界摄影师鲍勃·格鲁恩（Bob Gruen）拍摄的图像为基础，其中包括甲壳虫歌手和独奏艺术家的肖像。

A new coin celebrating the life and music of late music legend John Lennon is being released by the Royal Mint.

皇家薄荷发行的一枚新硬币庆祝晚期音乐传奇人物约翰·列侬（John Lennon）的生活和音乐。

The coin is being released by the Royal Mint in the year in which Lennon would have celebrated his 85th birthday.

列侬将庆祝他的85岁生日的那一年，皇家造币厂将发行硬币。

The design features a portrait of the Beatles singer and solo artist, based on an image taken by music industry photographer Bob Gruen.

该设计以音乐界摄影师鲍勃·格鲁恩（Bob Gruen）拍摄的图像为基础，其中包括甲壳虫歌手和独奏艺术家的肖像。

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

它描绘了列侬（Lennon）的侧面，并在他在纽约的顶层公寓的屋顶上拍摄。

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.

列侬的名字出现在肖像的左侧，而“想象”一词的特征在设计的右侧引用了他的单曲和专辑。

Lennon follows the likes of fellow Beatle Sir Paul McCartney, Queen, David Bowie and Dame Shirley Bassey in being honoured on a Royal Mint coin.

列侬（Lennon）跟随甲壳虫爵士保罗·麦卡特尼爵士（Sir Paul McCartney），女王，大卫·鲍伊（David Bowie）和雪莉·巴西（Shirley Bassey）夫人（Dame Shirley Bassey）之类的人，以皇家造币厂的荣誉。

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

皇家造币厂有一个持续的“音乐传奇”硬币系列，庆祝歌手和词曲作者。

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

硬币设计师亨利·格雷（Henry Gray）将列侬（Lennon）的肖像纳入了设计中心。

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.

皇家造币厂纪念硬币总监丽贝卡·摩根（Rebecca Morgan）说：“可以说是有史以来最伟大的歌手和词曲作者之一，列侬（Lennon）作为艺术家，激进主义者和和平的倡导者的成就继续继续下去，现在将永远被记住。

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

“列侬的肖像被细致地捕捉到，这是艺术家将庆祝他的85岁生日的那一年。我们仍然受到全世界数百万的人和世代的钦佩，我们希望这种硬币及其设计将在未来的许多年中珍惜。”

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

列侬的粉丝和硬币收藏家将于3月17日星期一上午9点​​从皇家造币厂的网站购买硬币。

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

造币厂说，价格的价格为18.50英镑，它们将以各种贵金属（包括颜色版本）提供。

Lennon died in 1980, aged 40. The Beatles recently won a Grammy for best rock performance for the song Now And Then, which was finished decades after it was recorded.

列侬（Lennon）于1980年去世，享年40岁。甲壳虫乐队（Beatles）最近又一次赢得了格莱美（Grammy）的最佳摇滚表演，并在录制后数十年完成。

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

重新制作的曲目来自1970年代记录的列侬演示。

Lennon’s son Sean picked up the gong on behalf of the group and 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.”

列侬的儿子肖恩（Sean）代表该团体捡起了锣，说：“世界无法忘记像甲壳虫乐队这样的人，我们需要世界上这种音乐，我们需要和平与爱，我们需要60年代的魔力才能活着。”