Iconic AC/DC frontman Bon Scott has been immortalised on a new collectable coin.
Four decades on from his death, the Perth Mint has paid tribute to the Australian rock legend, with the reproduction of his image on a 1oz 99.99 per cent silver proof coin.
The image on the coin – designed by Wade Robinson – is of the rock star shirtless, wearing a denim jacket and cut-off sleeves, and with a microphone in his hand.
Scott’s name is inscribed on the coin with the Lion Rampant overlaying it, which the Perth Mint said was an ode to his Scottish heritage.
Scott’s brother Derek Scott and his family visited the Perth Mint’s secure coining division to see the coin being struck and coloured.
Mr Scott said his brother would have been “rapt” with the coin.
“For somebody who never had two coins to rub together, the fact he’s actually got his image on a silver coin it’s unbelievable,” he said.
The Perth Mint’s general manager of minted products Neil Vance said it was an honour to produce a Bon Scott coin, especially because the star spent much of his early life growing up in Perth and Fremantle.
“There aren’t too many Australian rock stars as influential as Bon Scott was in his all too short life,” Mr Vance said.
“He was a pioneering figure in the Aussie music scene, and we feel very privileged to have the support of the Scott family in maintaining his legacy here at the Perth Mint.”
The coins can be purchased for $149 in store or online from the Perth Mint.
Only 5000 are available.