Obverse
Portrays the fifth effigy of Queen Elizabeth II.
Lettering: ELIZABETH II D G REG F D 2 POUNDS
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
