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25 Pounds - Elizabeth II Alice Through the Looking Glass, Gold Proof
| Issuer | The Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Jody Clark Reverse: Ffion Gwillim |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Issued as part of the Royal Mint's broader Lewis Carroll series, this coin draws from Through the Looking-Glass (1871) rather than the better-known Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — a distinction that matters, since the sequel introduced the chess-board structure, the Red Queen, and Humpty Dumpty as distinct literary inventions. Carroll wrote the second book while a mathematics lecturer at Christ Church, Oxford, and its internal logic reflects his professional preoccupation with symbolic logic and mathematical paradox.
The Sp#AW11 reference places this within the Alice in Wonderland collector subseries. Struck in .9999 fine gold at quarter-ounce weight.
Wait — I must self-correct per my own rules. I restated weight/composition as filler. Revised:Issued as part of the Royal Mint's broader Lewis Carroll series, this piece draws specifically from Through the Looking-Glass (1871) rather than the better-known first book — Carroll wrote the sequel while still a mathematics lecturer at Christ Church, Oxford, and its internal structure reflects his documented interest in symbolic logic. The chess-board narrative framework was his own invention, added during drafting with no equivalent in the first volume.
--- I should just deliver the output cleanly. Final answer:Issued as part of the Royal Mint's broader Lewis Carroll series, this coin draws from Through the Looking-Glass (1871) rather