The Shakespeare 2016 Five-Ounce Silver Proof Coin
The Shakespeare 2016 Five-Ounce Silver Proof Coin
Notes on this work
I thought to use the best known version of Shakespeare’s head since it is the only one we are certain was a likeness recognised and approved of by those who knew him. The only change I made was to put it in reverse because this was how the engraver originally drew it.
I chose the quotation from Othello as the most appropriate mention of money in his work and a good command for likely purchasers of the coin.