Silver Five Kilos 2024 Music Legends - Paul McCartney, Coin from United Kingdom - detailed information

The obverse of the coin displays the first definitive portrait of King Charles III, which shows his bare (uncrowned) head facing left.

Below the neck truncation in tiny letters, the artist's initials MJ (for Martin Jennings).

Around, the monarch's legend followed by the face value and date of issue: CHARLES III · D · G · REX · F · D · 2500 POUNDS · 2024 ·. Translated from Latin, the legend means: Charles the Third, by the Grace of God, King, Defender of the Faith.

The Royal Mint has a convention that living people (as of the date of release of the coin) should not be depicted on coinage unless they are part of the Royal Family. Consequently, Paul McCartney is not depicted on the reverse. The mint describes it as:

"Positioned in the centre of the design is the Liverpudlian’s signature, with Paul appearing as he writes it and MCCARTNEY beneath it in block capitals. Meanwhile, Paul McCartney’s iconic, left-handed Höfner violin bass features above the text, complete with the Wings logo gracing the headstock, and the base of the design features the keyboard of a piano.

The background of the design will be familiar to fans of The Beatles, with the unmistakable psychedelia of the singer-songwriter’s iconic "Magic Piano" providing the canvas for the overall design."

Near the rim below right, above the piano keyboard which serves as the exergue, the initials of the designers AR (for Andrew Ross) and DO (for Deborah Osborne).

The background is coloured.

The date, face value and denomination are on the obverse.

Finish: Proof FDC.
This historic commemorative is housed in a bespoke wooden case and is accompanied by a serialized Certificate of Authenticity that has been hand-signed by Paul. In addition, the winning bidder received a personal letter from Anne Jessopp, CEO of The Royal Mint.

Four coins were released on 19 March 2025 through an auction handled by Stack's Bowers, with certificate numbers from 2 through 5; the first coin was gifted to Paul McCartney by the Royal Mint. Each of the four coins sold for US$ 38,400 plus 20% buyer's premium, or a total of US$ 46,080.00 each.