One Pound 2016 Last Round Pound, Coin from United Kingdom - detailed information

The obverse of the coin depicts the crowned old head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Royal Diamond Diadem crown worn for her Coronation (effigy known as the "Fifth Portrait").

Running continuously around the effigy is the monarch's legend and the date: ELIZABETH II · DEI · GRA · REG · FID · DEF · 2016 ·. Translated from Latin: Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith.

In small letters below the head, the artist's initials J.C (for Jody Clark).

The reverse represents the United Kingdom and features the mythical "heraldic beasts" symbolic of each of its parts; the coin is divided into four sectors, showing respectively (clockwise from top) the lion of England, the unicorn of Scotland, the stag of Northern Ireland and the dragon of Wales - each beast slightly overlapping into a neighbouring sector. The Imperial Crown (Saint Edward’s crown) is in a diamond at centre.

The designer's initials GKC (for Gregory Kenneth Cameron) are in the field under the Welsh dragon.

The value ONE is around above, and the denomination POUND is around below.

There was also the Celebration of the One Pound - Plaster and Coin Set - 25 coins of the £1 denomination with different designs (all the round coins plus the new 12-sided £1 coin) and a plaster cast of the new design, Royal Mint Product Code UK17LSET, 128 issued of 150 limit (issue price £375.00). Mintage for these coins is presumably included in the overall figures.