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The £1 coin in base metal (as opposed to the gold sovereign, which has a nominal face value of one pound too), nickel-brass was introduced in 1983, as a replacement for the £1 banknote. A variety of designs were issued into circulation between 1983 and 2016; they were all demonetised in 2017 and replaced by the current 12-sided bimetallic one pound coin. Various reverse designs represented first the United Kingdom as a whole, then in rotation Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England, alternating each year in that order. The third series in this rotation was designed by Edwina Ellis and featured famous bridges in each of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom as a tribute to British architecture and engineering achievement. The first coin in the series showed the Forth Railway Bridge in Scotland and was released in 2004; it was then followed by the Menai Bridge £1 2005 representing Wales, the Egyptian Arch Bridge £1 2006 representing Northern Ireland, and finally the Millennium Bridge £1 2006 representing England - showing the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, a pedestrian and cyclist tilt bridge spanning the River Tyne in North East England. Normally, the Royal Mint does not make its pattern coins available to the public. However, there have been a couple of cases when patterns were released. In this case, patterns in precious metals for the coins of the series were issued to collectors - all of them dated 2003 and having the word PATTERN instead of the value and denomination ONE POUND on the reverse. By long-standing tradition, they are also further distinguished from regular coins by having a plain edge; in this instance, they also have a hallmark on the edge, which was a first. Coins of this type are not and never have been legal tender. | ||||||||||||
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Variety | Silver Proof FDC | |
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Mintage | Issued: unknown | |
Material | 0.925 Silver | |
Details | Issued in four-coin set, Spink PPS1, not listed in Krause. 9.50 g sterling silver (0.2825 ASW), 22.50 mm. Issue limited at 7,500 sets. | |
In Set |
The Silver Proof Pattern Collection 2003, mintage unknown
4 coins: Forth Railway Bridge, Menai Bridge, Egyptian Arch Bridge, Millennium Bridge | |
Variety | Gold Proof FDC | |
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Mintage | Issued: unknown | |
Material | 0.917 Gold | |
Details | Issued in four-coin set, Spink PPS2, not listed in Krause. 19.61 grams 22-carat gold (AGW 0.5779 oz), 22.50 mm. Issue limited at 3,000 sets. | |
In Set |
The Gold Proof Pattern Collection 2003, mintage unknown
4 coins: Forth Railway Bridge, Menai Bridge, Egyptian Arch Bridge, Millennium Bridge |
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Country | United Kingdom |
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Currency | Pound Sterling |
Coin Type | One Pound (Pattern) |
Issued | 2003 |
Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley |
Face Value | 1 (x Pound) |
Total Mintage | unknown |
Material | |
Designer | Edwina Ellis |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
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Image | Details |
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2003 Bridges £1 Gold Proof Pattern Collection
Copyright: Chards Notes: Gold Pattern - box. Source |
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2003 Bridges £1 Gold Proof Pattern Collection
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2003 Bridges £1 Gold Proof Pattern Collection
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2003 Bridges £1 Silver Proof Pattern Collection
Copyright: Chards Notes: Silver Pattern - box. Source |
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2003 Bridges £1 Silver Proof Pattern Collection - Millennium Bridge
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Source | Reference ID |
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Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | No reference (was J21A) |