约翰·列侬（John Lennon）由皇家造币厂发起的纪念硬币

皇家造币厂发起了庆祝约翰·列侬（John Lennon）生活和职业的纪念硬币，标志着音乐家的85岁生日。

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.

皇家造币厂发起了纪念硬币，以庆祝约翰·列侬的生活和职业，以纪念音乐家85岁生日。

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.

硬币的特色是列侬的肖像，该肖像是基于鲍勃·格鲁恩（Bob Gruen）的照片，由亨利·格雷（Henry Gray）设计。它还包括列侬的名字和右边的“ Imagine”一词，这是对他的标志性单曲和专辑的致敬。

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.

列侬（Lennon）加入了一个享有声望的音乐偶像，他们受到皇家造币厂的尊敬，包括甲壳虫同胞保罗·麦卡特尼爵士，皇后，戴维·鲍伊和雪莉·贝西夫人。

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

硬币是皇家造币厂正在进行的“音乐传奇”系列的一部分，该系列突出了有影响力的歌手和词曲作者。

"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.

“可以说，可以说是有史以来最伟大的歌手和词曲作者之一，是列侬作为艺术家，激进主义者和和平的倡导者的成就继续依靠，现在将永远在硬币上铭记。”

"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岁生日的那一年发行的致敬。

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

“我们仍然受到全球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。”

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

庆祝音乐传奇的纪念性硬币将于3月17日星期五上午9点从皇家造币厂的网站购买。

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

造币厂说，价格将从18.50英镑开始，硬币将以各种贵金属（包括颜色版本）提供。

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

列侬在1980年被枪杀，享年40岁。

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

甲壳虫乐队最近赢得了格莱美奖的最佳摇滚表演，以“当下然后”赢得了最佳摇滚表演，该歌曲在录制后数十年结束。

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, 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."

列侬的儿子肖恩（Sean）代表该组织收集锣，他说：“世界无力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。”