Issued or Dated?
Although the Royal Mint's list states that these were the quantities of coins issued which were dated for each year, we believe that they almost certainly show only the quantity produced and issued that year, regardless of the date of the coin. We will explain.
The Royal Mint is simply a factory, but one whose main product is coins. It is a very efficient modern factory, and over 80% of its production is exported. Its original purpose was to produce coins for circulation in the United Kingdom. This remains one of its main responsibilities.
Like any other efficient factory, it tries to eliminate waste. Dies for striking coins need to be produced ahead of time in sufficient quantities to meet demand. The mint responds to demand, from banks and commerce, for coins. It would be inefficient for it to scrap all its usable dies at the end of December each year, and replace them with large quantities of dies bearing the new date. Because of this, it normally continues striking coins using the old dies, bearing the previous years date, for some time into each new year. This continues until stocks of old dies have been used up, and new dies have been prepared.
In some years, the reported figures may indeed coincide with the quantity of coins bearing that years date, but in most cases, it will include some coins produced bearing the previous years date, and exclude some struck the next year bearing the date for the year in question.

Coins Listed On This Page
The coins listed on this page are, in order:-
Gold Sovereigns
Half Sovereigns - Gold
Five Pounds - Cupro-nickel
Two Pounds - Nickel-brass
One Pound - Nickel-brass
Fifty Pence - Cupro-nickel
Twenty Five Pence - Crown - Cupro-nickel
Twenty Pence Cupro-nickel
Tenpence - Cupro-nickel
Fivepence - Cupro-nickel
Twopence - Bronze (& Copper Plated Steel)
One Penny - Bronze (& Copper Plated Steel)
Halfpenny - Bronze
Silver Maundy Coins - Fourpence
Silver Maundy Coins - Threepence
Silver Maundy Coins - Twopence
Silver Maundy Coins - Pennies

Half Sovereigns - Gold

Date	Quantity
1982	2,500,000
2000	250,000

Five Pounds - Cupro-nickel

Date	Quantity
1990	2,761,431
1993	1,834,655
1996	2,396,100
1997	1,733,000
1998	1,407,300
1999	TBA

Two Pounds - Nickel-brass

Date	Quantity
1986	8,212,184
1989	4,777,891
1994	1,443,116
1995	6,056,506
1996	5,141,350
1997	13,734,625
1998	90,752,625
1999	29,351,750 Includes 4,933,000 Rugby World Cup

One Pound - Nickel-brass

Date	Quantity
1983	443,053,510
1984	146,256,501
1985	228,430,749
1986	10,409,501
1987	39,298,502
1988	7,118,825
1989	70,580,501
1990	97,269,302
1991	38,443,575
1992	36,320,487
1993	114,744,500
1994	29,752,525
1995	34,503,501
1996	89,886,000
1997	47,707,310
1998	None
1999	None

Fifty Pence - Cupro-nickel

Date	Quantity
1969	188,400,000
1970	19,461.500
1973	89,775,000
1976	43,746,500
1977	49,536,000
1978	72,005,500
1979	58,680,000
1980	89,086,000
1981	74,002,000
1982	51,312,000
1983	62,824,904
1985	682,103
1992	109,000
1994	6,705,520
1997	456,364,100
1998	74,350,500 Includes 5,001,000 NHS & 5,043,000 EU
1999	23,705,000

Twenty Five Pence - Crown - Cupro-nickel

Date	Quantity
1972	7,452,100
1977	37,061,160
1980	9,306,000
1981	26,773,600

Twenty Pence Cupro-nickel

Date	Quantity
1982	740,815,000
1983	158,463,000
1984	65,350,965
1985	74,273,699
1987	137,450,000
1988	38,038,344
1989	132.013,890
1990	88,097,500
1991	35,901,250
1992	31,205,000
1993	123,123,750
1994	67,131,250
1995	102,005,000
1996	83,163,750
1997	89,518,750
1998	76,965,000
1999	67,252,500

Tenpence - Cupro-nickel

Date	Quantity
1968	336,143,250
1969	314,008,000
1970	133,571,000
1971	63,205,000
1973	152,174,000
1974	92,741,000
1975	181,559,000
1976	228,220,000
1977	59,323,000
1979	115,457,000
1980	88,650,000
1981	3,487,000
1992	1,413,455,170
1995	43,259,000
1996	118,738,000
1997	82,594,000
1998	None
1999	None

Fivepence - Cupro-nickel

Date	Quantity
1968	98,868,250
1969	120,270,000
1970	225,948,525
1971	81,783,475
1975	141,539,000
1977	24,308,000
1978	61,094,000
1979	155,456,000
1980	220,566,000
1987	48,220,000
1988	120,744,610
1989	101,406,000
1990	1,634,976,005
1991	724,979,000
1992	453,173,500
1994	93,602,000
1995	183,384,000
1996	302,902,000
1997	736,596,000
1998	217,376,000
1999	191,514,000

Twopence - Bronze

Date	Quantity
1971	1,454,856,250
1975	145,545,000
1976	181,379,000
1977	109,281,000
1978	189,658,000
1979	260,200,000
1980	408,527,000
1981	353,191,100
1985	107,113,000
1986	168,967,500
1987	218,100,750
1988	419,889,000
1989	359,226,000
1990	204,499,700
1991	86,625,250
1992	102,247,000 *
1993	235,674,000 Copper plated steel
1994	531,628,000 Copper plated steel
1995	124,482,000 Copper plated steel
1996	296,278,000 Copper plated steel
1997	439,975,000 Copper plated steel
1998	96,084,000 115,154,000 Copper plated steel
1999	308,256,000 Copper plated steel

* Includes both copper plated steel, and bronze.

One Penny - Bronze

Date	Quantity
1971	1,521,666,250
1973	280,196,000
1974	330,892,000
1975	221,604,000
1976	300,160,000
1977	285,430,000
1978	292,770,000
1979	459,000,000
1980	416,304,000
1981	301,800,000
1982	100,292,000
1983	243,002,000
1984	154,759,625
1985	200,605,245
1986	369,989,130
1987	499,946,000
1988	793,492,000
1989	658,142,000
1990	529,047,500
1991	206,457,600
1992	253,867,000 *
1993	602,590,000 Copper plated steel
1994	843,834,000 Copper plated steel
1995	303,314,000 Copper plated steel
1996	723,840,060 Copper plated steel
1997	396,874,000 Copper plated steel
1998	680,054,000 Copper plated steel
1999	846,399,000 Copper plated steel

* Includes both copper plated steel, and bronze.

Halfpenny - Bronze

Date	Quantity
1971	1,394,188,250
1973	365,680,000
1974	365,448,000
1975	197,600,000
1976	412,172,000
1977	66,368,000
1978	59,532,000
1979	219,132,000
1980	202,788,000
1981	46,748,000
1982	190,752,000
1983	7,600,000

Silver Maundy Coins - Fourpence

Date	Quantity
1968	964
1969	1002
1970	1068
1971	1018
1972	1118
1973	1098
1974	1138
1975	1148
1976	1158
1977	1138
1978	1178
1979	1188
1980	1306
1981	1288
1982	1330
1983	1342
1984	1354
1985	1366
1986	1378
1987	1390
1988	1402
1989	1353
1990	1523
1991	1514
1992	1556
1993	1440
1994	1433
1995	1466
1996	1629
1997	1786
1998	1619
1999	1619

Silver Maundy Coins - Threepence

Date	Quantity
1968	964
1969	1088
1970	980
1971	1018
1972	1026
1973	1098
1974	1138
1975	1148
1976	1158
1977	1138
1978	1178
1979	1294
1980	1198
1981	1178
1982	1218
1983	1342
1984	1354
1985	1366
1986	1378
1987	1390
1988	1528
1989	1353
1990	1523
1991	1384
1992	1424
1993	1440
1994	1433
1995	1466
1996	1629
1997	1786
1998	1619
1999	1619

Silver Maundy Coins - Twopence

Date	Quantity
1968	1048
1969	1002
1970	980
1971	1018
1972	1118
1973	1004
1974	1042
1975	1148
1976	1158
1977	1138
1978	1282
1979	1188
1980	1198
1981	1178
1982	1330
1983	1228
1984	1238
1985	1366
1986	1378
1987	1390
1988	1526
1989	1353
1990	1523
1991	1384
1992	1424
1993	1440
1994	1433
1995	1466
1996	1629
1997	1786
1998	1619
1999	1619

Silver Maundy Coins - Pennies

Date	Quantity
1968	964
1969	1002
1970	980
1971	1108
1972	1026
1973	1004
1974	1138
1975	1050
1976	1158
1977	1240
1978	1178
1979	1188
1980	1198
1981	1288
1982	1218
1983	1228
1984	1354
1985	1248
1986	1378
1987	1512
1988	1402
1989	1353
1990	1523
1991	1514
1992	1556
1993	1440
1994	1433
1995	1466
1996	1629
1997	1786
1998	1619
1999	1619