Royal Mint launches a new Bowie collection - including the chance to win a coin that was sent into space

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David Bowie is the latest star to be featured in a new coin series by the Royal Mint, as part of its “music legends” collection.

One of the coins celebrating the Life On Mars singer was launched into space and is now being offered as a prize via the Royal Mint’s Facebook page

Win a space travelling coin

The David Bowie coin is the third in the Mint’s Music Legends collection and celebrates the artist's incredible musical legacy.

Five days before the launch of Apollo 11, Bowie released his iconic hit song Space Oddity and has released a number of other space influenced songs over his career, including Starman and Ziggy Stardust.

In honour of the ‘Starman’, one of the coins in the collection was sent into space and orbited the Earth’s atmosphere for 45 minutes, reaching 35,656m, before safely descending.

Bowie is regarded as one of the most influential performers of the 20th century, known for his chameleon-like performances and costumes throughout his career. The singer died in 2016.