1993 Pound Coins

Obverse of 1993 One Pound Coin

Royal Arms on Reverse of 1993 One Pound Coin

1993 Silver Proof One Pound in Presentation Box

1993 One Pound Coin
The year 1993 saw the return of the Royal Arms design used on the original one pound coin which entered circulation on 21st April 1983.

Obverse
The obverse bears the new, third portrait of The Queen introduced in 1985.

Reverse
The reverse of the coin shows the Royal Arms, and it is appropriate that it should feature on one of the nation's premier coins.
Queen Elizabeth II is a direct descendant of the Sovereigns of England, of Ireland and of Scotland. Accordingly Her Majesty is head of the oldest continuing Royal Lines in Christendom. As the embodiment of the Sovereignty of those countries, Her Majesty quarters their historic Arms.
The Royal Arms achieved their present form upon the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837 and have remained essentially the same ever since.
This design was used on the original pound coin in 1983, and was also used in 1993, each time with a different portrait on the obverse of the coin.

Edge
The edge is not only milled but also inscribed. The inscription in Latin reads:-
DECUS ET TUTAMEN
Which may be translated as "an ornament and a safeguard". This inscription dates back to the first machine-struck coins minted in 1662 and was a device to prevent "clipping".

Llantrisant Mint Mark
On the milled edge of the coin is the Llantrisant mint mark - a cross crosslet. This is the first United Kingdom coin to be struck with this distinctive feature. The shape of the cross alluding to Llantrisant, which translated from the Welsh means "Church or Parish of the Three Saints".

Technical Specifications

Version	Diameter	Weight	Metal	Alloy	AMW
Ordinary Circulation	22.50	9.50	Nickel-brass
Uncirculated in Folder	22.50	9.50	Nickel-brass
Silver Proof	22.50	9.50	Silver	0.925 Silver	0.2825
Piedfort Silver Proof	22.50	19	Silver	0.925 Silver	0.5650

Notes
Diameter = Diameter in millimetres
Weight = Weight in grams
Alloy = Proportion of precious metal
AMW = Actual weight in relevant precious metal content in troy ounces.

Version	Issue Limit	Issue Price £
Ordinary Circulation	114,745,000
Uncirculated in Folder	Included Above
Silver Proof, Box & Certificate	25,000

For Sale

Ordinary Circulation

Quantity	Rate	Buy
1	£6.00

Uncirculated in Folder

Silver Proof

Quantity	Rate	Buy
1	£25.00

Piedfort Silver Proof

Quantity	Rate	Buy
1	£55.00

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