- Mintage Limit - 10000
- Charles Dickens 1812 - 1870
- Coloured Coin with Coin Book- style case
- Coin in capsule+with Certificate of Authenticity+Presentation Case
This book designed 1oz Silver Coin commemorates one of the greatest novelists of the Victorian period. Over the course of his career, Charles Dickens edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, published numerous sketches, and hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles.
In addition to this, Dickens campaigned vigorously for education, children’s rights, and other social reforms. He is remembered as a literary colossus of his age, producing some of the most influential and acclaimed works ever written.
Charles Dickens created some of the world's most memorable fictional characters, including David Copperfield, Pip and Estella and Ebenezer Scrooge. These iconic characters are relief engraved on the face of this unique rectangular coin, with a portrait of the author himself on the obverse.
Such a special gift for a bookworm, packaged inside a book-style coin case, with the certificate of authenticity printed as a page on the inside cover.
Obverse:
This features the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the left and a coloured portrait of Dickens engraved in a conventionalized frame on the right.
Reverse:
The coin face features celebrated characters from some od Dickens most famous novels , including David Copperfield, Pip and Estella and Ebenezer Scrooge in engraved relief.
Presentation:
The Charles Dickens 1 oz Silver Coin is packaged inside a unique coin case, designed to look like a classic book of the era. The Certificate of Authenticity is printed on the inside cover of the packaging.