Dating
1821
Obverse
WILLIAM . SHAKESPEARE BORN APRIL 23 1564 DIED APRIL 23 1616 ., draped bust of William Shakespeare with high collar, bare head facing
Reverse
TO THE WHICH PLACE A POOR SEQUESTERD STAG THAT FROM THE HUNTERS AIM HAD TA'EN A HURT DID COME TO LANGUISH ., figure of a man (the character Jacques) reclining beneath a tree regarding a stag before him, drinking at a stream; quotation from "As you like it", Act II sc. 1.