Sitting alongside that coin, CIT have also issued one of their rare silver foil banknotes, featuring the same imagery from the album cover, but obviously sans high-relief. These are neat, and affordable ways to get a big silver design, and The Book of Souls is only the second Iron Maiden release to get one, following the release of Senjutsu in 2022. The 5 grams of silver is sealed inside an acrylic sleeve.

Joining CIT in the metal scene is German producer, MDM, who have brought equally iconic English band, Motörhead, to the party. Fronted by the legendary Lemmy Kilmister, like Iron Maiden, they were created in London in 1975, and went on to release 23 studio albums, and 27 others in a career spanning 40 years. They disbanded in 2015 after Lemmy’s death.

The MDM coin doesn’t concentrate on a single album, but does take a similar approach to the band as CIT, by using their signature logo, in this case, the Motörhead War-Pig ‘Snaggletooth’. This was created by artist Joe Petagno in 1977, for the band’s debut album, and appeared in one form or another on 20 of their 22 studio albums. The coin reproduces it perfectly, with a dark antique finish, and some gilded highlights. Again, it’s hard to imagine fans of the band not being happy with the design. We don’t yet have confirmation on the obverse design (it should be for Barbados), but packaging will be a round silver tin, with the heart logo on the lid. If the coin is successful, we can see it spawning a series.