Pictures of Coins of the UK

by Tony Clayton

One Pound Coins

The Decimal Fifty Pence <<-- : -->> The Decimal Two Pounds
History of the Decimal Pound Coin
Values of the Decimal One Pound
Pictures of Gold One Pound Coins (Sovereigns)

Decimal One Pound

First UK reverse
Standard UK reverse used in 1983,
1993, 1998, 2003 and 2008 (1st type)
First Scottish Reverse
Scottish reverse used in 1984 and 1989

First Welsh reverse
Welsh reverse used in 1985 and 1990
First Irish Reverse
Northern Ireland reverse used in 1986 and 1991

First English reverse
English reverse used in 1987 and 1992
Second UK reverse
UK reverse used in 1988 only

Second Scottish reverse
Scottish reverse used in 1994 and 1999
Second Welsh Reverse
Welsh reverse used in 1995 and 2000

Second Irish reverse
Northern Ireland reverse used in 1996 and 2001
Second English Reverse
English reverse used in 1997 and 2002

Third Scottish reverse
Scottish reverse used in 2004
Third Welsh reverse
Welsh reverse used in 2005

Third Irish reverse
Irish reverse used in 2006 (proof)
Third Englishreverse
English reverse used in 2007

New 2008 reverse
New reverse used in 2008
Courtesy of the Royal Mint

Forgeries of the Decimal One Pound

Forged pound obverse
Obverses of 1986 pound coins
Brass forgery on the left, genuine coin on the right.
Note the weak strike, uneven edge beads, and curved field of the forgery

Forged pound reverse
Reverses of 1986 pound coins
Brass forgery on the left, genuine coin on the right.
Note the weak strike, uneven edge beads and the curved field as for the obverse

Edges of forged pound coins
Edges of Forged One Pound coins
The edges are usually the real giveaway, and are strikingly odd when compared with a lot of other pound coins.

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Coins of the UK - One Pound Coins / Copyright reserved by the author, Tony Clayton / v5 3rd April 2008

Pictures of Coins of the UK

by Tony Clayton

One Pound Coins

Decimal One Pound

Forgeries of the Decimal One Pound

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Standard UK reverse used in 1983, 1993, 1998, 2003 and 2008 (1st type)	Scottish reverse used in 1984 and 1989
Welsh reverse used in 1985 and 1990	Northern Ireland reverse used in 1986 and 1991
English reverse used in 1987 and 1992	UK reverse used in 1988 only
Scottish reverse used in 1994 and 1999	Welsh reverse used in 1995 and 2000
Northern Ireland reverse used in 1996 and 2001	English reverse used in 1997 and 2002
Scottish reverse used in 2004	Welsh reverse used in 2005
Irish reverse used in 2006 (proof)	English reverse used in 2007