Lennon follows fellow Beatle Sir Paul McCartney, David Bowie and Dame Shirley Bassey in being celebrated on a coin.

Lennon joins a prestigious group of music icons honored by the Royal Mint, including fellow Beatle Sir Paul McCartney, Queen, David Bowie, and Dame Shirley Bassey. The coin is part of the Royal Mint's ongoing "music legends" series, which celebrates influential singers and songwriters.

John Lennon’s life and legacy are being honoured with the release of a commemorative £5 coin. Issued by the Royal Mint, the coin marks what would have been Lennon’s 85th birthday. He joins fellow music legends such as Sir Paul McCartney, Queen, David Bowie, and Dame Shirley Bassey in being honoured with a Royal Mint coin.

John Lennon is being honored in a specially minted British coin collection to mark the year the Beatles legend and peace advocate would have turned 85

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Royal Mint Celebrates John Lennon With Commemorative Coin. John Lennon is being celebrated on a UK commemorative coin by The Royal Mint. The new coin celebrating the late Beatle’s life and record-breaking career as an artist coincides with the year in which he would have celebrated his 85th birthday.

John Lennon is being honored in a specially minted British coin collection to mark the year the Beatles great and peace advocate would have turned 85, the Royal Mint said Friday.

Beatles star John Lennon has been immortalised on a new coin to coincide with the year he would have celebrated his 85th birthday. It has been issued by The Royal Mint to honour Lennon's life and record-breaking career.