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By 1980 it had become apparent that with the general decline in purchasing power, the £1 unit of currency was more appropriate to a coin than a banknote. After consultation with many groups including retailers and special interest groups, the Government announced on 31 July 1981 that a new £1 coin that was to be issued on 21 April 1983. Since its launch the £1 has always represented the United Kingdom and its constituent parts; England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. 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. The reverse design of the first £1 coin showed a detailed and intricate depiction of the Royal Coat of Arms. Designed by Eric Sewell, Chief Engraver at The Royal Mint, it has become one of the most famous images on British coinage. The coin’s edge inscription is in Latin: DECUS ET TUTAMEN, which may be translated as an "ornament to safeguard". This design, representing the United Kingdom as a whole, was issued until 2015 in rotation with other designs representing England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, alternating each year. This is the fifth of six issues (the others being in 1983, 1993, 1998, 2003 and 2015). The United Kingdom was also represented by the Shield Pound of 1988, the Shield Pound of 2008, the Shield Pound of 2009, the Shield Pound of 2010, the Shield Pound of 2012, the Shield Pound of 2013 and the Shield Pound of 2015, as well as the limited editions (not for regular circulation) of the Shield Pound of 2015 carrying the Queen's Fifth Portrait, the Shield Pound of 2016 and the Last Round Pound (2016). Coins issued in 2008 circulated for nine years until they were demonetised in 2017 and replaced with the current bimetallic one pound coin. | ||||||||||||
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Variety | Brilliant Uncirculated in presentation folder | |
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Mintage | Issued: 18,336 (included in total) | |
Details | 18,336 issued from 100,000 limit. | |
Variety | In mint sets | |
Mintage | Issued: 136,244 (included in total) | |
In Sets |
2008 United Kingdom Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Collection, mintage 79,118
9 coins: £2 Technology, £2 London Olympics 1908, £1 Royal Arms, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p - variety: 2008 United Kingdom Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Collection (Baby Gift Set), mintage unknown (included in the above set) United Kingdom Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Collection Emblems of Britain, mintage 57,126 7 coins: £1 Royal Arms, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p | |
Variety | Proof FDC | |
Mintage | Issued: 36,333 (included in total) | |
In Set |
United Kingdom 2008 Proof Coin Collection, mintage 17,719
11 coins: £5 Queen Elizabeth I, £5 Prince Charles, £2 Technology, £2 London Olympics 1908, £1 Royal Arms, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p - variety: United Kingdom 2008 Proof Coin Collection (Deluxe), mintage 13,614 (not included in the above set) - variety: United Kingdom 2008 Executive Proof Coin Collection, mintage 5,000 (not included in the above set) | |
Variety | Silver Proof FDC | |
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Mintage | Issued: 16,609 | |
Material | 0.925 Silver | |
Details | 9.50 g sterling silver (0.2825 ASW), 22.50 mm. Individually issued: 7,259 from 30,000 limit; plus coins in sets. | |
In Sets |
2008 United Kingdom Coinage Emblems of Britain Silver Proof Collection, mintage 8,168
7 coins: £1 Royal Arms, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p The United Kingdom Family Silver Collection 2008, mintage 1,182 4 coins: £5 Queen Elizabeth I, £5 Prince Charles, £2 Britannia, £2 London Olympics 1908, £1 Royal Arms | |
Variety | Silver Proof FDC with selective Gold Plating | |
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Mintage | Issued: 4,971 | |
Details | 9.50 g sterling silver (0.2825 ASW), 22.50 mm. Selective gold plating on the reverse. Issued individually (2,966 from 15,000 limit), and in the 14-coin set. | |
In Set |
United Kingdom One Pound Coin 25th Anniversary - Silver Proof Collection, mintage 2,005
14 coins: £1 Royal Arms, £1 Thistle and Diadem, £1 Leek and Diadem, £1 Flax and Diadem, £1 Oak Tree and Diadem, £1 Shield - Gorringe Design, £1 Lion Rampant, £1 Dragon, £1 Celtic Cross, £1 Three Lions, £1 Forth Railway Bridge, £1 Menai Bridge, £1 Egyptian Arch Bridge, £1 Millennium Bridge | |
Variety | Gold Proof FDC | |
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Mintage | Issued: 1,604 | |
Material | 0.917 Gold | |
Details | 19.61 g of 22 carat gold (0.5779 AGW), 22.50 mm. Individually issued: 674 from 3,000 limit, plus coins in sets. | |
In Sets |
United Kingdom One Pound Coin 25th Anniversary - Gold Proof Collection, mintage 150
14 coins: £1 Royal Arms, £1 Thistle and Diadem, £1 Leek and Diadem, £1 Flax and Diadem, £1 Oak Tree and Diadem, £1 Shield - Gorringe Design, £1 Lion Rampant, £1 Dragon, £1 Celtic Cross, £1 Three Lions, £1 Forth Railway Bridge, £1 Menai Bridge, £1 Egyptian Arch Bridge, £1 Millennium Bridge 2008 United Kingdom Coinage Emblems of Britain Gold Proof Collection, mintage 780 7 coins: £1 Royal Arms, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p | |
Variety | Platinum Proof FDC | |
Mintage | Issued: 250 | |
Material | Platinum | |
In Set |
2008 United Kingdom Coinage Emblems of Britain Platinum Proof Collection, mintage 250
7 coins: £1 Royal Arms, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p |
Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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Royal Mint | 2016 | Coin description | link | |
Royal Mint | 28th March 2019 | Mint | link | |
Royal Mint | 28th March 2019 | Mintage | link | Circulation mintage |
Royal Mint | Mintage | link | Proofs and sets mintage |
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Country | United Kingdom |
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Currency | Pound Sterling |
Coin Type | One Pound (Royal Arms) |
Issued | 2008 |
Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley |
Reverse | Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom |
Face Value | 1 (x Pound) |
Circulation Mintage | 3,910,000 (3.9 million) |
Total Mintage | 4,100,913 (4.1 million) |
Current | No; demonetised 2017 |
Material | Nickel Brass |
Designer | Eric Sewell |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
Size | 22.5000 mm |
Thickness | 3.1500 mm |
Mass | 9.5000 g |
OCC ID | XYRV-POVR-CWRG-ODQG |
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Coin, Great Britain, Elizabeth II Pound - 2008
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Coin, Great Britain, Elizabeth II Pound - 2008
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2008 UK Coin £1 Gold Proof Royal Coat of Arms
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2008 UK Coin £1 Gold Proof Royal Coat of Arms
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2008 UK Coin £1 Silver Proof Royal Coat of Arms
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2008 UK Coin £1 Silver Proof Royal Coat of Arms
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2008 UK £1 - Silver Proof 25th Anniversary 14 Coin Set
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2008 UK Coin £1 BU Royal Coat of Arms
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Source | Reference ID |
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Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | J13 (was 4590), J13A (Silver with gold plating) |
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Great Britain KM# 993 |
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Great Britain KM# 993a (Silver), KM# 993b (Gold) |