This is a fun series that we have a lot of love for here. Memento Mori reimagines jobs as being undertaken by dead people, obvious by the lack of any flesh on their skeletons. To date, there has been a motorcyclist, a miner, a mobster, and a fighter pilot, all very quirky. The fifth issue in the series is a rock star (probably younger than the Rolling Stones!).

It’s such a great design, with the star playing guitar to an adoring crowd at a gig. He’s adorned with all the expected accoutrements, with a leather jacket, top hat, and tons of jewellery. The gold colour on the electric guitar, just as you would find on a Fender, for example, is a great touch, but for the most part, the colour forms an effective backdrop to the skeletal figure. The obverse, one common to the series, features that Deaths Head Moth that brings back memories of Hannibal Lector. A great addition to an unusual series.

Creatures of Nocturne, brings us the darker elements of the natural world, seen through the lens of Gothic literature. The first coin featured a raven, made popular in this genre because of the beloved work of author Edgar Allan Poe, and the second a Black Widow Spider. Bram Stoker seems to have inspired this third issue, with possibly the most iconic creature of them all – the bat.

It’s an awesome depiction, the bat looking super terrifying, and not a little crazed. A stonework windows from a Gothic cathedral, a suitable environment, fill the background. The signature look of this series has been a part of the design picked out with gilded tracery and a little colour, and here it’s cleverly integrated into a wing, giving off some almost steampunk vibes. The obverse, a common one to the series, is suitably moody and bat-filled. Another great addition sure to please collectors of this series.