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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 2012 circulated for only five years until 2017, when they were demonetised and replaced with the current 12-sided bimetallic one pound coin. | ||||||||||||
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London Mint Office coins. |
Variety | In mint sets | |
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Mintage | Issued: 77,725 (included in total) | |
In Sets |
United Kingdom Brilliant Uncirculated Annual Coin Collection 2012, mintage 77,725
10 coins: £5 Diamond Jubilee, £2 Technology, £2 Charles Dickens, £1 Royal Shield, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p United Kingdom Brilliant Uncirculated Definitive Coin Collection 2012, mintage unknown 8 coins: £2 Technology, £1 Royal Shield, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p - variety: My First Coins (2012), mintage unknown (included in the above set) | |
Variety | Proof FDC | |
Mintage | Issued: 26,077 (included in total) | |
In Sets |
The 2012 United Kingdom Proof Coin Set, mintage 21,614
10 coins: £5 Diamond Jubilee, £2 Technology, £2 Charles Dickens, £1 Royal Shield, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p - variety: The 2012 United Kingdom Premium Proof Collection, mintage 3,463 (not included in the above set) Diamond Jubilee Executive Proof Set, mintage 1,000 9 coins: £5 Diamond Jubilee - Silver, £2 Technology, £1 Royal Shield, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p | |
Variety | Brilliant Uncirculated in Silver | |
Mintage | Issued: 1,234 | |
Material | 0.925 Silver | |
Details | 9.50 g sterling silver (0.2825 ASW), 22.50 mm. Spink just says "BU in Silver", no mention of the coins belonging in a set. | |
Variety | Silver Proof FDC with selective gold plating | |
Mintage | Issued: 5,164 | |
Material | 0.925 Silver | |
Details | 9.50 g sterling silver (0.2825 ASW), 22.50 mm. | |
In Set |
The 2012 United Kingdom Brilliant Diamond Jubilee Silver Proof Coin Set, mintage 5,164
10 coins: £5 Diamond Jubilee, £2 Technology, £2 Charles Dickens, £1 Royal Shield, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p | |
Variety | Gold Proof FDC | |
Mintage | Issued: 587 | |
Material | 0.917 Gold | |
Details | 19.61 g of 22 carat gold (0.5779 AGW), 22.50 mm. | |
In Set |
The 2012 United Kingdom Diamond Jubilee Gold Proof Coin Set, mintage 587
10 coins: £5 Diamond Jubilee, £2 Technology, £2 Charles Dickens, £1 Royal Shield, 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 | Proof and sets mintage |
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Royal Mint |
Country | United Kingdom |
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Currency | Pound Sterling |
Coin Type | One Pound (Shield of the Royal Arms) |
Issued | 2012 |
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 | 35,700,030 (35.7 million) |
Total Mintage | 35,803,832 (35.8 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 | YMXK-DOKQ-CDDB-OWQJ |
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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) |