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LONDON — Elton John on Monday became the second artist to be honoured by Britain’s Royal Mint with a commemorative coin paying tribute to the decorated British singer-songwriter.

Elton John has officially been minted a star.

The Royal Mint has released a new commemorative coin celebrating the life and career of Sir Elton John with the rarest version worth a whopping £69,000. The music icon, 73, is one of the world's most successful singer-songwriters, having sold more than 200 million records over a 50-year career.

Elton John has described a new coin celebrating his legacy as a “fabulous honour”.

First there was the Grammy Salute, then a biopic, and a memoir. Now the Rocket Man has his very own coin.

Elton John has described new Royal Mint coins celebrating his career as both “fabulous” and “humbling”.The Royal Mint will be selling coins – one of which will cost almost £65,000 – engraved with Sir Elton’s distinctive glasses and a straw boater hat to commemorate his music career, which spans more than half a century.Artist Bradley Morgan Johnson used a musical note design to create round-rimmed glasses topped with a hat and bow tie, featuring a Union Jack flag background.The collectors’ coins will be sold for up to nearly £65,000, while a one-off version will be auctioned to raise money for the Elton John Charitable Trust.Commenting on the design, Sir Elton said: “It really is a fabulous honour to be recognised in this way.“The last few

LONDON — Elton John on Monday became the second artist to be honoured by Britain’s Royal Mint with a commemorative coin paying tribute to the decorated British singer-songwriter.The coin, designed by artist Bradley Morgan Johnson, depicts John’s distinctive straw boater’s hat, and fashions his trademark glasses out of a pair of musical notes.“It really is a fabulous honour to be recognized in this way,” John, 73, said.“The last few years have contained some of the most memorable moments of my career, and this is another truly humbling milestone on my journey.”John, who was knighted in 1998, is the second artist to be commemorated under the Royal Mint’s Music Legends series after rock band Queen.He has sold more than 250 million records,