2023 UK £2 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin - Celebrating the Life and Work of JRR Tolkien

• Celebrate the gifted writer, respected scholar and talented poet widely regarded as the father of modern fantasy fiction: JRR Tolkien.
• Struck by the Royal Mint to Brilliant Uncirculated quality!
• Tolkien’s trademark monogram serves as the centrepiece of David Lawrence’s reverse design.
• The first definitive coinage portrait of His Majesty The King graces the obverse of the coin.
• A wonderful keepsake for fans of Tolkien and his work.
• Accompanied by wonderfully designed packaging that details the life and achievements of Tolkien.

As an accomplished scholar and philologist, the maker of Middle-earth and the father of modern fantasy fiction, JRR Tolkien is best known for creating the immensely popular fantasy novels The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954–55).

In honour of Tolkien’s intellect and imagination, this UK £2 coin features a reverse design created by artist David Lawrence, which features Tolkien’s unique monogram encircled by a skilfully designed runic band. ‘NOT ALL THOSE WHO WANDER ARE LOST’, a quote taken from the poem ‘The Riddle of Strider’, which appears in Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring, serves as the coin’s edge inscription.