Inscription:
TERCENTENARY ANNIVERSARY . 1864 J. BELL DEL. L. C. WYON. SC. 1664 1864
Design:
apotheosis of William Shakespeare, facing, seated on a cloud, surrounded by three female classicizing figures who each represent a century of time elapsed since Shakespeare's birth; they hold scrolls with the years 1664 (left) and 1864 (right), who crowns Shakespeare with a laurel wreath; in his lap are two more laurel wreaths, alongside a quill
