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A Lasting Love Affair

It might surprise fans to learn that Jane Austen was almost entirely unknown during her lifetime. Soon after she died, in 1817, aged just 41, her works, including Emma, Persuasion, and even Pride and Prejudice, all went out of print. It was only when her nephew, James Edward Austen-Leigh, released A Memoir of Jane Austen in 1870 that she was born again to a wider Victorian public. Soon the cult of Austen fans, sometimes known as ‘Janeites’, was established and, since then, The Jane Austen Society has developed branches across the globe.

Specification

Jane Austen 2017 UK £2 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin

Specification Value
Denomination £2
Alloy Inner: Cupro-nickel. Outer:Nickel-brass
Weight 12.000g
Diameter 28.40mm
Reverse Designer Dominique Evans
Specification Value
Obverse Designer Jody Clark
Quality Brilliant Uncirculated
Year 2017
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