British Pound Coins

Obverse of Silver Proof 2008 Royal Arms One Pound Reverse of Silver Proof 2008 Royal Arms One Pound

The Story of The One Pound Coin

Pound Coin Specifications
Weights, diameters, alloys, of all types of British pound coins.

Individual Pound Coins
1983 First Issue - Royal Arms
1984 Scottish Thistle
1985 Welsh Leek
1986 Northern Ireland Flax Plant
1987 English Oak Tree
1988 English Royal Arms
1994 Scottish Lion
1995 Welsh Dragon
1996 Northern Ireland - Celtic Cross & Broighter Collar
1997 England - Three Lions
1998 Royal Arms
1999 Scottish Lion
2000 Welsh Dragon
2001 Northern Ireland - Celtic Cross & Broighter Collar
2002 England - Three Lions
2003 - Royal Arms
2003 Patterns (2004-2007 Designs)
2004 - Scotland - Forth Railway Bridge
2005 - Wales - Menai Straits Bridge
2006 - Northern Ireland - Sir John Macneill's Egyptian Arch
2007 - England - Gateshead Millennium Bridge
2008 Royal Arms
2009 Shield of Arms
2010 UK Cities - London and Belfast

Pound Coin Sets
1984 - 1987 Silver Proof Four Coin Set
1984 - 1987 Silver Proof Piedfort Four Coin Set
1994 - 1997 Silver Proof Four Coin Set
1998 - 2001 Silver Proof Piedfort Four Coin Set
1999 - 2000 Silver Proof Two Coin Set
2003 Pattern Pounds in Silver & Gold
The bridge designs for 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007.
2004 Pattern Pounds in Silver & Gold
Heraldic beasts - the designs that might have been.

Information
Type Chart of Every Pound Coin Design
Fake Pound Coins
£1 Coins from Other Countries

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