Queen becomes first British band to join Queen Elizabeth II on commemorative coin

Friday, January 24, 2020
The United Kingdom's Royal Mint has unveiled a new coin honoring the band Queen, making the British rockers the first to join Queen Elizabeth II on a commemorative coin.

The five pound coin features the band's logo and instruments played by the Queen members and pays tribute to "Bohemian Rhapsody."
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On the flip side, if shows Queen Elizabeth II, as all British coins and banknotes bear the head of the monarch.

The coin is available in a gold proof, silver proof and a more affordable brilliant uncirculated coin.
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"This is a 'Who would have thought it?' moment," said Brian May, the group's legendary guitarist.
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