Royal Mint launches highest face value ever Jame Bond commermorative gold coin and bar
The Royal Mint today launched a James Bond commemorative coin and gold bar collection ahead of the release of the 25th 007 James Bond film, No Time To Die. The Royal Mint has produced a 7 kg (15lbs) gold coin designed by Laura Clancy, which is a one-of-a-kind piece featuring an engraving of an Aston Martin DB5 with its famous BMT 216A number plate, surrounded by a gun barrel, and measures 18.5cm (7.2 in) and is the largest coin with then highest face value ever produced by the Royal Mint in its 1, 100-year history. A smaller 2 kg gold coin with a value of £2, 000 has also been created.
They also feature James Bond’s original Aston Martin DB5 car, the Submarine Car from The Spy Who Loved Me and Bond’s jacket and bow tie. The largest coin has a face value of £7, 000.
The piece which was created using engraving machines before being hand-polished is part of a commemorative coin and gold bar collection ahead of the No Time To Die.
The release of No Time To Die has been moved from April to November after “ careful consideration and thorough evaluation of the global Theatrical marketplace.” said the producers. The latest James Bond film, Daniel Craig’s final appearance will be released in the UK on 12 November and in the US on 25 November.
Some film analysts have suggested the coronavirus could wipe $5bn ( £3.8bn) off the global box office, with several of China’s cinemas already closed and revenues hit in South Korea and Italy..
The last Bond film Spectre, took $900m (£690m) at worldwide box offices in 2015.
The 25thBond film co-stars Oscar winner Rami Malek as a “mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology”.
The Chinese releases of the new Mulan and Sonic the Hedgehog films were also delayed after the virus spread.