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The circulating UK coins, excepting the two-pound coin, were redesigned in 2008, keeping the sizes and compositions unchanged, but introducing reverse designs that each depict a part of the Royal Shield of Arms and form (most of) the whole shield when they are placed together in the appropriate arrangement. The exception, the 2008 one-pound coin, depicts the entire shield of arms on the reverse.
A competition to design the reverse of the coinage was held in 2005 with the winner, Matthew Dent, 26, from North Wales, announced in 2008 and awarded £35,000.
Obverse
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Fourth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. ELIZABETH·II·D·G REG·F·D·2008 |
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Reverse
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The design depicts Royal Shield of Arms. ONE POUND |
Edge |
DECUS ET TUTAMEN — Latin for "An ornament and a safeguard", a phrase taken from Virgil's Aeneid, and here referring to the fact that the inscription serves both as a decorative feature and as a safeguard against the clipping of the coin's edges (this is not a modern concern, but harks back to the days when circulating coins were made of precious metals). This appears on coins with English-themed, Northern Irish-themed or general UK-themed designs. DECUS ET TUTAMEN |
1 Pound
4th portrait, Royal Shield
KM# 1113 Sp# J27
Characteristics
Material | Nickel Brass |
Weight | 9.5 g |
Diameter | 22.5 mm |
Thickness | 3.15 mm |
Shape | round |
Alignment | Medal |
Mint |
Royal Mint
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