Bob Marley Jamaica Reggae Rastafarian Crown Coin Display Gift Set 1980
The display contains the 1980 crown!
The crown is in uncirculated (UNC) condition and the item is housed in a display protection case, which can be removed for framing if so desired.
Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley
Marley is best known for his reggae songs, which include the hits "I Shot the Sheriff", "No Woman, No Cry", "Three Little Birds", "Exodus", "Could You Be Loved", "Jammin", "Redemption Song", and "One Love". His posthumous compilation album Legend (1984) is the best-selling reggae album ever, with sales of more than 12 million copies
In July 1977, Marley was found to have malignant melanoma in a football wound on his right hallux (big toe). Marley refused amputation, citing worries that the operation would affect his dancing, as well as the Rastafari belief that the body must be "whole".
Marley may have seen medical doctors as samfai. True to this belief Marley went against all surgical possibilities and sought out other means that would not break his religious beliefs. He also refused to register a will, based on the Rastafari belief that writing a will is acknowledging death as inevitable, thus disregarding the everlasting character of life.
The cancer then spread and after playing two shows at
Bob Marley played his final concert at the
While flying home from
Bob Marley's music has continuously grown in popularity in the years since his death, providing a stream of revenue for his estate and affording him a mythical status in 20th century music history. He remains enormously popular and well-known all over the world, particularly so in
The year that was 1980…
• The Green Party is formed in Germany, with the aim of campaigning on environmental issues • On 4 March, Rhodesia becomes an independent majority-ruled state, renamed Zimbabwe, with Robert Mugabe as president • On 24 March in El Salvador, Archbishop Oscar Romero is shot dead by right- wing terrorists as he celebrates mass • On 30 April, terrorists seize the Iranian embassy in London, demanding the release of political prisoners. The siege ends on 5 May when British SAS soldiers storm the embassy and kill all but one of the terrorists • On 4 May, President Tito of
Sporting 1980...
• Football League Champions were Liverpool, leaving Manchester United in the runners up spot • West Ham United defeated Arsenal 1-0 in the FA Cup Final thanks to a, first half, Trevor Brooking goal • The Grand National winning horse was ‘Ben Nevis’ • The Epsom Derby winning horse was ‘Henbit’ • Golf's British Open was won by Tom Watson • Oxford won the Boat Race by a canvas over Cambridge • Snooker’s Embassy World Championship Final ended Cliff Thorburn (Canada) 18-16 Alex ‘Hurricane’ Higgins (Northern Ireland) • F1 Champion was Alan Jones driving for Williams • The Wimbledon tennis singles tournament saw victories for Bjorn Borg of Sweden (mens) and Evonne Goolagong Cawley of Australia (ladies) • American Sport - Super Bowl XIV from the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California: Pittsburgh Steelers 31-19 Los Angeles Rams – NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 Philadelphia 76ers – Major League Baseball World Series: Philadelphia 4-2 Kansas City (MVP Mike Schmidt) •