2 Pounds 2016, Shakespeare [United Kingdom]

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2 Pounds 2016, Shakespeare [United Kingdom]
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Weight: 12.0 g
  • Name: 400th Anniversary of the Death of William Shakespeare
  • Issue Quality: BU
  • Metal: Copper-Nickel, Nickel Silver
  • Bimetallic: Copper-Nickel alloy (inner disc), Brass-Nickel alloy (outer ring)
  • Designation: Cu-Ni, Cu-Ni-Zn
  • Denomination: 2 Pounds
  • Currency Unit: Pound
  • Orientation: Medallic
  • Artist: obverse - Jody Clark, reverse - John Bergdahl
  • Diameter: 28.4 mm
  • Thickness: 2.5 mm
  • Reverse
    The central part features an image of a crown with a dagger through it. The upper part of the coin bears the text: WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. The lower part of the coin shows the year of issue: '2016'.
  • Obverse
    Portrait (5th portrait type) of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain. The designer's initials 'JC' are in the neck truncation. The outer ring of the obverse is engraved with inscriptions separated by dots: 'ELIZABETH II•D• G• REG• F• D• 2 POUNDS•'.

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