United Kingdom (Great Britain) Elizabeth II 5 Pounds

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5 Pounds 2020, Sp# L80, United Kingdom (Great Britain), Elizabeth II, 250th Anniversary of Birth of William Wordsworth

5 Pounds 2020, Sp# L80, United Kingdom (Great Britain), Elizabeth II, 250th Anniversary of Birth of William Wordsworth, Box with a certificate of authenticity

Obverse. Photo © Royal Mint

Description

The Royal Mint is celebrating 250 years since the birth of William Wordsworth with a commemorative coin. This coin has been designed with the support of the Wordsworth Trust.

William Wordsworth (1770–1850) was an English Romantic poet. Recognised as one of the most popular poets to have written in the English language, the poem ‘I Wondered Lonely as a Cloud’ is Wordsworth’s most admired work, commonly known as ‘Daffodils’ and is inspired by a walk he once took with his sister.

Wordsworth's magnum opus is generally considered to be The Prelude, a semi-autobiographical poem of his early years that he revised and expanded a number of times. It was posthumously titled and published by his wife in the year of his death.

Obverse	Crown, jewelry Diamond Diadem Person (king, queen, tsar etc.) Elizabeth II The fifth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the George IV State Diadem and drop earrings. The George IV State Diadem, officially the Diamond Diadem, is a type of crown that was made in 1820 for King George IV. The diadem is worn by queens and queens consort in procession to coronations and State Openings of Parliament. The piece of jewelry has been featured in paintings and on stamps and currency. It can be seen in the Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace. ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA FIDEI DEFENSATRIX means Elizabeth II, by the grace of God, Queen and Defender of the Faith. Engraver: Jody Clark ELIZABETH II·D·G·REG·F·D·5 POUNDS·2020· JC
Reverse	Nature (hill, river etc.) Lake, Mountain Person (writer, poet, philosopher etc.) William Wordsworth Depicts lines from one of Wordsworth’s most celebrated poems, ‘Tintern Abbey’ and Scafell Pike in the Lake District – the UK’s highest peak - rising above a tranquil lake. William Wordsworth was inspired by the epic grandeur of the Lake District landscape, where he was born and lived most of his life. Designer: David Lawrence 1770 WILLIAM WORDSWORTH 1850 D.L Nature never did betray the heart than loved her
Edge	Inscribed (lettered) "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" is a lyric poem by William Wordsworth. It is Wordsworth's best-known work. The poem was inspired by an event on 15 April 1802 in which Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy came across a "long belt" of daffodils. I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD