Overview
- The United Kingdom’s Royal Mint has released an official commemorative coin depicting Freddie Mercury during a concert performance.
- The issuance and accompanying images were announced by the Mint and reported on November 18 by the Associated Press.
- Photographs of the coin supplied by the Royal Mint were distributed by AP and carried by Kyodo.
- Hokkaido Shimbun Digital published the AP/Kyodo report as a paid article with a London dateline.
- Mercury, the late lead vocalist of Queen, is commemorated as an internationally recognized cultural figure.