Sir Paul McCartney has said it is a "huge honour" to appear on a new commemorative coin unveiled by the Royal Mint. The £5 coin features Paul McCartney's iconic Magic Piano as well as several references to his record-breaking career - including piano notes personally chosen by Paul.
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00:00Sir Paul McCartney has said it is a huge honour to appear on a commemorative coin unveiled
00:05by the Royal Mint. The £5 coin features Paul McCartney's iconic magic piano as well as
00:10several references to his record-breaking career, including piano notes personally chosen
00:15by Paul, a Hofner violin, bass guitar and the Wings logo. The design was officially
00:19approved by Paul McCartney and marks the first time the iconic artist has appeared on an
00:23official UK coin. McCartney is one of the most successful British musicians and songwriters
00:29of all time. As a member of both the Beatles and Wings, Paul McCartney became a rock and
00:33roll superstar. His work as a solo artist has cemented him as one of the greatest artists
00:39in history, selling over 100 million solo albums. Inspired by Paul McCartney's use of
00:45pennies as guitar picks in the early days, the Royal Mint has also created a special
00:50edition plactrum-shaped version of the coin to gift to Paul. The worn-off plactrum has
00:55been produced using sustainable gold recovered from e-waste.