Obverse
Portrait of the Queen Elizabeth II in the field of the coin.
Lettering: 25 POUNDS ELIZABETH II D G REG D F J.C
Reverse
Designed by Tom Phillips, the reverse was inspired by the best-known portrait of William Shakespeare, an engraving that appears in the famous First Folio of his plays. The design is finished with the quotation "Put money in thy purse", chosen by the artist from Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello.
Lettering: PUT MONEY IN THY PURSE 2016 OTHELLO ACTI SC.3
