2 Pounds 2016, Shakespeare [United Kingdom]

Coins-Europe

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•'.