SCOTLAND 5 Pounds 2002

Front:

The obverse features the portrait of Robert Burns, Scotland’s national poet and a defining figure in the nation’s literary heritage. The formal composition highlights his cultural significance.

Relevant elements:
⸰ iconographic focus on the literary figure
⸰ institutional inscriptions incorporated into the design

Reverse:

The reverse depicts an harvest mouse and a rose from Burns’ poems, symbolic references to themes and imagery present in his literary work. The illustration blends poetic symbolism with natural motifs.

Relevant elements:
⸰ harvest mouse referencing “To a Mouse”
⸰ rose symbolizing motifs found throughout Burns' poetry