In 2017 to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the Death of Jane Austen, the Royal Mint released a very Limited Issue Jane Austen £2 Two Pound Gold Proof Coin struck in solid 22 Carat Gold.
The reverse features a portrait of Jane Austen
one of the best loved English Novelists while the obverse depict
Jody Clark's Fifth Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.
Limited Mintage of 307 Coins Worldwide
Finished to Royal Mint's Proof Quality in Solid 22 Carat Gold
This is the first official UK coin to celebrate this great British writer
Features a design approved by leading Jane Austen academic, Professor John Mullan
A unique Regency-era coin design by Royal Mint graphic designer Dominique Evans, her first circulating coin design
Royal Mint Boxed with Certificate of Authenticity Sealed
