Information about Symbol: Royal Arms of England

Royal Arms of England

The royal arms of England are the arms first adopted in a fixed form at the start of the age of heraldry as personal arms by the Plantagenet kings who ruled England from 1154. In the popular mind they have come to symbolise the nation of England, although according to heraldic usage nations do not bear arms, only persons and corporations do.

The blazon of the arms of Plantagenet is: "Gules, three lions passant guardant in pale or armed and langued azure", signifying three identical gold lions (also known as leopards) with blue tongues and claws, walking past but facing the observer, arranged in a column on a red background. Although the tincture azure of tongue and claws is not cited in many blazons, they are historically a distinguishing feature of the arms of England. This coat, designed in the High Middle Ages, has been variously combined with those of the Kings of France, Scotland, a symbol of Ireland, the House of Nassau and the Kingdom of Hanover, according to dynastic and other political changes occurring in England, but has not altered since it took a fixed form in the reign of King Richard I of England (1189 - 1199), the second Plantagenet king.

Although in England the official blazon refers to "lions", French heralds historically used the term "leopard" to represent the lion passant guardant, and hence the arms of England, no doubt, are more correctly blazoned, "leopards". Without doubt the same animal was intended, but different names were given according to the position; in later times the name lion was given to both.

Royal Arms of England - showing 20 of 20 coins
Coin NameReverseObverseDetails
Shilling 1953 English United Kingdom / Shilling 1953 English - reverse photo United Kingdom / Shilling 1953 English - obverse photo Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 41,982,894
Shilling 1954 English United Kingdom / Shilling 1954 English - reverse photo United Kingdom / Shilling 1954 English - obverse photo Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 30,162,032
Shilling 1955 English United Kingdom / Shilling 1955 English - reverse photo United Kingdom / Shilling 1955 English - obverse photo Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 45,259,908
Shilling 1956 English United Kingdom / Shilling 1956 English - reverse photo United Kingdom / Shilling 1956 English - obverse photo Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 44,970,009
Shilling 1957 English United Kingdom / Shilling 1957 English - reverse photo United Kingdom / Shilling 1957 English - obverse photo Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 42,774,217
Shilling 1958 English United Kingdom / Shilling 1958 English - reverse photo United Kingdom / Shilling 1958 English - obverse photo Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 14,392,305
Shilling 1959 English United Kingdom / Shilling 1959 English - reverse photo United Kingdom / Shilling 1959 English - obverse photo Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 19,442,778
Shilling 1960 English United Kingdom / Shilling 1960 English - reverse photo United Kingdom / Shilling 1960 English - obverse photo Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 27,027,914
Shilling 1961 English United Kingdom / Shilling 1961 English - reverse photo United Kingdom / Shilling 1961 English - obverse photo Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 39,816,907
Shilling 1962 English United Kingdom / Shilling 1962 English - reverse photo United Kingdom / Shilling 1962 English - obverse photo Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 36,704,374
Shilling 1963 English United Kingdom / Shilling 1963 English - reverse photo United Kingdom / Shilling 1963 English - obverse photo Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 44,714,000
Shilling 1964 English United Kingdom / Shilling 1964 English - reverse photo United Kingdom / Shilling 1964 English - obverse photo Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 13,617,440
Shilling 1965 English United Kingdom / Shilling 1965 English - reverse photo United Kingdom / Shilling 1965 English - obverse photo Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 11,236,000
Shilling 1966 English United Kingdom / Shilling 1966 English - reverse photo United Kingdom / Shilling 1966 English - obverse photo Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 15,002,000
Shilling 1970 English (Proof only) United Kingdom / Shilling 1970 English (Proof only) - reverse photo United Kingdom / Shilling 1970 English (Proof only) - obverse photo Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 750,476
One Pound 1997 Three Lions United Kingdom / One Pound 1997 Three Lions - reverse photo United Kingdom / One Pound 1997 Three Lions - obverse photo Material: Nickel Brass
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 57,364,751
One Pound 2002 Three Lions United Kingdom / One Pound 2002 Three Lions - reverse photo United Kingdom / One Pound 2002 Three Lions - obverse photo Material: Nickel Brass
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 77,939,309
Gold Fifth-Ounce 2018 Royal Arms Gibraltar / Gold Fifth-Ounce 2018 Royal Arms - reverse photo Gibraltar / Gold Fifth-Ounce 2018 Royal Arms - obverse photo Material: 0.9999 Gold
Mint: Scottsdale Mint
Mintage: 5,000
Gold Ounce 2018 Royal Arms Gibraltar / Gold Ounce 2018 Royal Arms - reverse photo Gibraltar / Gold Ounce 2018 Royal Arms - obverse photo Material: 0.9999 Gold
Mint: Scottsdale Mint
Mintage: 5,599
Silver Ounce 2018 Royal Arms Gibraltar / Silver Ounce 2018 Royal Arms - reverse photo Gibraltar / Silver Ounce 2018 Royal Arms - obverse photo Material: 0.999 Silver
Mint: Scottsdale Mint
Mintage: 52,099
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