LONDON (AP) — They want money — that’s what they want, that’s what they want. Well, now the Rolling Stones can say they’re also ON money, the face of a new…
The new 5-pound coin features a silhouette image of the iconic band performing — frontman Mick Jagger, guitarists Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood, and the late drummer Charlie Watts — as well as the band’s name in what is described as their classic 1973 font. The mint said it was one of the last coins of the year to be released bearing the image of Queen Elizabeth II, who died in September at age 96.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
The new coin is the fifth in the mint’s “Music Legends”‘ series, which celebrates legendary British artists. Others so honored have been Queen, Elton John, David Bowie, and The Who.
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