A new coin in tribute to the late Wham! legend George Michael has been revealed by the Royal Mint.
The coin is the latest addition to the Royal Mint’s Music Legends series, showing the star wearing sunglasses, looking down, with an engraving of the refrain from his 1987 solo track Faith.
Celebrate one of the world's bestselling and beloved musicians with the @GeorgeMOfficial 2024 UK coin! 🎤
— The Royal Mint (@RoyalMintUK) February 26, 2024
Head this way for a celebration of a true pop icon. 🎉🎵 https://t.co/YtBKiJwgWU pic.twitter.com/b6RezHPplV
It features splashes of black and red on the otherwise silver design.
Sandra Deiana, designer of the coin, says she wanted to create “a detailed portrait” of the musician “that captured his charismatic expression”. “I was particularly thinking of his iconic sunglasses,’ she added (via BBC)
George Michael Entertainment said it was “deeply honoured” by the tribute from the Royal Mint, adding that Michael himself would have been “enormously proud and genuinely touched that a national institution should have decided to pay tribute to his memory in this way”.
