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Other literary figures who have been commemorated on £2 coins include William Shakespeare, Jane Austen and JRR Tolkien, the Royal Mint said. Rebecca Morgan, director of commemorative coin at the Royal ...

Other literary figures who have been commemorated on £2 coins include William Shakespeare, Jane Austen and JRR Tolkien, the Royal Mint said. Rebecca Morgan, director of commemorative coin at the ...