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| Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne features on artist's bank notes | Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne features on artist's bank notes |
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| One note features the kind of factories that were around Aston as Ozzy was growing up | |
| A set of Ozzy Osbourne-themed bank notes has been created as a tribute to the heavy metal legend. | A set of Ozzy Osbourne-themed bank notes has been created as a tribute to the heavy metal legend. |
| Artist Dion Kitson has designed and hand cut 1,000 of the notes in memory of Ozzy, who died aged 76 on 22 July. | Artist Dion Kitson has designed and hand cut 1,000 of the notes in memory of Ozzy, who died aged 76 on 22 July. |
| The Prince Of Darkness "replaces" the King on the £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes, which are available for sale with 30% of proceeds going to the Parkinson's UK charity. | The Prince Of Darkness "replaces" the King on the £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes, which are available for sale with 30% of proceeds going to the Parkinson's UK charity. |
| Mr Kitson, from Dudley, says: "It was quite emotional, just after his passing, having to select all these images, and go through all these details of his life." | Mr Kitson, from Dudley, says: "It was quite emotional, just after his passing, having to select all these images, and go through all these details of his life." |
| All the notes have different images of Ozzy, and also feature other moments from his life including band mates, bats, and the Aston factories he grew up around. | All the notes have different images of Ozzy, and also feature other moments from his life including band mates, bats, and the Aston factories he grew up around. |
| "My favourite little bit, is there is an angel on the 20, which is giving Tony Iommi a guitar, just some really tiny details," continued Mr Kitson. | "My favourite little bit, is there is an angel on the 20, which is giving Tony Iommi a guitar, just some really tiny details," continued Mr Kitson. |
| "Heavy metal, the industry, the Black Country and Birmingham, it created its own genre, I think it needs to be spoken about more." | "Heavy metal, the industry, the Black Country and Birmingham, it created its own genre, I think it needs to be spoken about more." |
| A series of landmarks around Birmingham also feature on the notes, including Selfridges at the Bullring | |
| The artist used computer software to help make the notes, making sure the details were accurate. | The artist used computer software to help make the notes, making sure the details were accurate. |
| "I'm an artist, that uses all sorts of mediums. It wasn't easy by any means using Photoshop, I didn't sleep for three days making these." | "I'm an artist, that uses all sorts of mediums. It wasn't easy by any means using Photoshop, I didn't sleep for three days making these." |
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