{"id":583429,"date":"2026-05-14T11:11:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T11:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/583429\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T11:11:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T11:11:12","slug":"royal-mint-launches-rainbow-prism-coins-celebrating-legendary-rock-band-pink-floyd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/583429\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Mint launches rainbow prism coins celebrating legendary rock band Pink Floyd"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Royal Mint<\/a> is launching new commemorative coins celebrating Pink Floyd<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The coin’s reverse features the iconic prism from The Dark Side Of The Moon, symbolising their artistic vision and experimentation. <\/p>\n

Some coins will also boast a vibrant rainbow prism effect.<\/p>\n

Pink Floyd join David Bowie, George Michael, Dame Shirley Bassey<\/a>, Sir Paul McCartney<\/a> and Freddie Mercury<\/a> in The Royal Mint\u2019s “music legends” series. <\/p>\n

The series has delivered nearly half a million coins to collectors and fans in 108 countries.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe coin features the band\u2019s iconic prism<\/p>\n

Rebecca Morgan, director of commemorative coin at The Royal Mint, said: \u201cPink Floyd are one of those truly rare bands whose music and imagery have transcended generations and the moment you see this coin, you know exactly who it celebrates.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe iconic prism is instantly recognisable to fans around the world, and Henry Gray has done a remarkable job of bringing it to life with the craft and detail this band deserves.<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir influence on music, art and culture is immeasurable, and we\u2019re incredibly proud that The Royal Mint can play its part in preserving that legacy forever.\u201d<\/p>\n

Formed in London in 1965 by Syd Barrett, Roger Waters, Nick Mason and Richard Wright, and later joined by David Gilmour, Pink Floyd have attracted generations of fans.<\/p>\n

Their albums include The Dark Side Of The Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Wall.<\/p>\n

\"PinkPink Floyd commemorative coins have been launched by the Royal Mint (PA)<\/p>\n

Pink Floyd commemorative coins are available to buy from The Royal Mint from 9am on Thursday 14 May, with prices starting from \u00a318.50 for a \u00a35 denomination brilliant uncirculated coin.<\/p>\n

Colour versions of the coin are available for \u00a329.50 for a \u00a35 denomination coin.<\/p>\n

A \u00a3200 denomination gold coin is available for \u00a310,535, with other versions in gold and silver also available.<\/p>\n

In 2020, a David Bowie<\/a> coin created to commemorate the pioneering singer was launched into space<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The one ounce silver proof coin, which was being offered as a prize through the Royal Mint<\/a>\u2019s Facebook page<\/a>, reached 35,656m and orbited the Earth\u2019s atmosphere for 45 minutes before safely descending.<\/p>\n

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The coin also formed part of the music legends collection.<\/p>\n

Bowie\u2019s \u201cintergalactic legacy and career\u201d includes the hits \u201cStarman\u201d, \u201cLife on Mars?\u201d and \u201cSpace Oddity\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":583430,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[96,128,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-583429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/583429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=583429"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/583429\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/583430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=583429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=583429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=583429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}