Obverse
Portrays the fifth effigy of Queen Elizabeth II.
Lettering: ELIZABETH II DEI GRA REG FID DEF J.C
Reverse
Shakespeare’s tragedies such as Romeo and Juliet, Othello and even Hamlet, show that wherever there is the tragedy there is also love. This design combines a skull with a rose, an eternal symbol of love with a sense of doomed romance.
Lettering: WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 2016 JB