In 2016 to commemorate the 400th Anniversary of the Death of William Shakespeare, the Royal Mint released a Limited Issue William Shakespeare £25 Twenty Five Pound Gold Proof Coin struck in solid fine 999.9 Gold weighing one-quarter of an ounce of pure Gold.
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he reverse design depicts a portrait of William Shakespeare while the obverse features the Fifth Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Jody Clark.
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.