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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. The reverse design of the first £1 coin showed a depiction of the Royal Coat of Arms, representing the United Kingdom as a whole and was issued until 2008 with no change, then with a re-design in 2015, in rotation with other designs representing England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, alternating each year. Before 2008, the Royal Mint only issued one design per year, but starting in 2008 it sometimes had more types during the same year. In 2008 the common UK reverse was changed to this new design by Matthew Dent. In a world-first concept, and in a re-design of all circulating denominations, the designs for the 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p and 50p coins were changed to depict sections of the Royal Shield that form the whole shield when placed together. The shield in its entirety is featured on the £1 coin. Coins issued in 2011 circulated for six years until 2017, when they were demonetised and replaced with the current 12-sided bimetallic one pound coin. | ||||||||||||
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Variety | In mint sets | |
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Mintage | Issued: 56,007 (included in total) | |
In Sets |
2011 United Kingdom Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Collection, mintage unknown, limited to 50,000
13 coins: £2 Technology, £2 King James Bible, £2 Mary Rose, £1 Royal Shield, £1 Cardiff, £1 Edinburgh, 50p, 50p WWF, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p - variety: My First Coins (2011), mintage unknown (included in the above set) Celebrating Great Britain - Coins of the Year 2011, mintage 56,007 8 coins: £2 Technology, £1 Royal Shield, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p | |
Variety | Proof FDC | |
Mintage | Issued: 28,974 (included in total) | |
In Set |
2011 The United Kingdom Proof Coin Set, mintage 28,974
14 coins: £5 Prince Philip, £2 Technology, £2 King James Bible, £2 Mary Rose, £1 Royal Shield, £1 Cardiff, £1 Edinburgh, 50p, 50p WWF, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p - variety: 2011 The United Kingdom Proof Coin Set (Deluxe), mintage unknown (included in the above set) - variety: 2011 The United Kingdom Executive Proof Set, mintage unknown (included in the above set) | |
Variety | Brilliant Uncirculated in Silver | |
Mintage | Issued: unknown | |
Material | 0.925 Silver | |
Details | 9.50 g sterling silver (0.2825 ASW), 22.50 mm. Listed in Spink but not on the Royal Mint web site. | |
Variety | Silver Proof FDC | |
Mintage | Issued: unknown | |
Material | 0.925 Silver | |
Details | 9.50 g sterling silver (0.2825 ASW), 22.50 mm. | |
In Set |
2011 The United Kingdom Silver Proof Coin Set, mintage unknown, limited to 2,500
14 coins: £5 Prince Philip, £2 Technology, £2 King James Bible, £2 Mary Rose, £1 Royal Shield, £1 Cardiff, £1 Edinburgh, 50p, 50p WWF, 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 | Proof and sets mintage |
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Country | United Kingdom |
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Currency | Pound Sterling |
Coin Type | One Pound (Shield of the Royal Arms) |
Issued | 2011 |
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 | 25,415,000 (25.4 million) |
Total Mintage | 25,499,981 (25.5 million), Rarity: C (Common) |
Current | No; demonetised 2017 |
Material | Nickel Brass |
Designer | Matthew Dent |
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 | DBYN-KODD-CKPD-OPQM |
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Source | Reference ID |
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Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | J27 (was 4604) |
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Great Britain KM# 1113, KM# 1113a (Silver) |