Specifications:

"Royal Mint Boxed with Certificate of Authenticity"

2016 Royal Mint William Shakespeare 400th Anniversary Macbeth Rose and Skull Tragedies £2 Two Pound Silver Proof Coin

Issuing Country: United Kingdom

Metal: Solid .925 Sterling Silver

Weight: 12.00 Grams / Diameter: 28.40mm

Quality: Silver Proof

Issue Limit: 1,004 Worldwide

Presented: Royal Mint Boxed with Certificate of Authenticity

In 2016 to commemorate the 400th Anniversary of William Shakespeare, the Royal Mint released a special Limited Issue Tragedies £2 Two Pound Silver Proof Coin struck in solid .925 Sterling Silver.
The reverse design features a Rose and Skull from Macbeth and shows aspects of William Shakespeare's work 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.


  • Limited Mintage Presentation of 1,004 Coins Worldwide
  • Struck to Royal Mint's Proof Quality in Solid .925 Sterling Silver
  • Commemorating the 400th Anniversary of William Shakespeare - Tragedies
  • Royal Mint Boxed with Certificate of Authenticity