Charity clone featuring Freddie Mercury (1946-1991), lead singer of the rock band Queen.
Pin promotes the Freddie for a Week initiative, an HIV and AIDS fundraising campaign that encourages people to dress up as Mercury during the week of his birthday, September 5. Mercury died of complications from AIDS. Hard Rock hosted Freddie events in 2022 at many locations worldwide.
Mercury on pin is a laser-printed profile facing left, looking skyward and singing into a microphone. His outfit features the multicolored arrow jacket that he wore during the 1982 Hot Space Tour. The jacket is made of hundreds of silk arrows, which from a distance look like feathers. He also wears white trousers with red vertical stripes and a red belt. Under his feet is a horizontal black platform covered with multicolored glitter. At center of platform is a Hard Rock logo with brand name in white on a yellow circle with a white border. Location name is below logo in white.
Back of pin says "Limited Edition" and does not state quantity.
Sold on a unique black and gray backing card covered with one of Mercury's famous quotations: "I'm possessed by love, but isn't everybody?" The quotation appears 15 times on the card, horizontally or vertically, in various sizes of capital letters. At top right of card is a Hard Rock logo, and at bottom right is a replica Mercury signature, both in white. Back of card says 15% of sales will benefit the Mercury Phoenix Trust, founded by Queen and its manager to fight the battle against HIV and AIDS.
Base material: Antique silver appearance
Style: Painted
Back print: 4 lines
Back pattern: Hard Rock logos and diagonal guitars
Distribution method: Retail
Release date: 2022
Original retail price: 19.50 USD
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