George Orwell £2 Coin

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A Visionary Author, Journalist and Critic

Celebrate the life and legacy of George Orwell, the visionary writer best known for creating the novels Animal Farm (1945) and 1984 (1949) with a new UK £2 coin.

An Orwellian Design

The coin’s reverse design incorporates elements of totalitarianism, a theme central to Orwell’s writing. Experienced coinage artist Henry Gray has cleverly inserted what looks like an eye, but is in fact a camera lens, into the centre of the design. Celebrate the life and legacy of George Orwell with a coin that portrays key themes of Orwell’s writings on the reverse Artist Henry Gray has cleverly inserted what looks like an eye, but is in fact a camera lens, into the centre of the reverse design The reverse features the inscription ‘BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU’, a quote taken from 1984, which encircles the camera lens ‘THERE WAS TRUTH AND THERE WAS UNTRUTH’, another quote from 1984, serves as the coin’s edge inscription. The perfect collector’s piece or gift for fans of Orwell and his work Finished to Brilliant Uncirculated standard, a higher quality finish than the coins you find your change Accompanied by packaging that explores Orwell’s life and notable works.