Pound, Queen Elizabeth II, 1983-2022, Proof
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The British one pound (£1) coin is a denomination of Sterling coinage first issued on 21 April 1983. It featured the profile of Queen Elizabeth II for 40 years since its introduction when it was superseded by a Charles III coin.
The first £1 coin was issued in 1983 to replace the Bank of England £1 note. That note ceased to be issued at the end of 1984 and was removed from circulation on 11 March 1988.
There are 48 coins in this set.
Four different portraits of the Queen have been used through the life of the coin:
1. In 1983 and 1984 the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Arnold Machin appeared on the obverse, in which the Queen wears the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" Tiara.
2. Between 1985 and 1997 the portrait by Raphael Maklouf was used, in which the Queen wears the George IV State Diadem.
3. Between 1998 and 2015 the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley was used, again featuring the tiara, with a signature-mark IRB below the portrait.
4. In 2015 the portrait by Jody Clark was introduced, in which the Queen wears the George IV State Diadem, with a signature-mark JC below the portrait.
For the first three of these, the inscription was ELIZABETH II D.G.REG.F.D. 1983 (where 1983 is updated with the year of minting). The fourth design, unveiled in March 2015, expanded the inscription slightly to ELIZABETH II DEI.GRA.REG.FID.DEF. 2015.
A new, dodecagonal (12-sided) design of coin was introduced on 28 March 2017. The 12-sided design reverted to 2017 ELIZABETH II D.G.REG.F.D.
The Queen passed on 8 September 2022, aged 96. On 2 November 2023, the first King Charles III one pound coin was struck, ending the issue of QEII pound coins (it featured bees).
My first coin: 2010 Belfast
Notes:
1. My set received its 100th viewing on 12th October 2025 - thank you for looking :-)
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Pound, Queen Elizabeth II, 1983-2022, Proof
By StephenWA
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