2016 UK ‘Royal Shield of Arms’ £1 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin

Basic Information

  • Produced by The Royal Mint.
  • The reverse of the coin reveals a section of the 'Royal Shield of Arms of the United Kingdom', a design by Matthew Dent.
  • The obverse of the coin features the fifth definitive portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, created by Jody Clark.
  • The 2016 coin release was made exclusively available in limited edition annual collector or presentation sets and not released into general circulation.
  • Rare and limited release.
  • Produced by The Royal Mint.
  • The same coin was first released in 2008, shortly after the official announcement by The Royal Mint in April 2008, revealing the new Royal Shield of Arms coin design by Matthew Dent.
  • One of the final 'Round Pounds', ever released, the One Pound coin for 2016 was not released into general circulation, only being made exclusively available as 'Brilliant Uncirculated' or in limited edition annual collector or presentation sets.
  • A design created by Matthew Dent and used across pound sterling coins released in 2016, the Royal Shield of Arms of the United Kingdom is featured on the reverse of the coin.
  • The Royal Shield of Arms of the United Kingdom on the reverse of the coin features the Passant Guardant Lions of England, a floral bordered Lion Rampant of Scotland and the Harp of Ireland.
  • The inscription, 'One Pound', is displayed around the Royal Shield of Arms on the reverse of the coin.
  • The initials 'MD', of the artist Matthew Dent who created the design on the reverse of the coin, are displayed in the dotted line which borders the Royal Shield of Arms.
  • The obverse of the coin features the crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, a design created by Jody Clark.
  • Known as the fifth portrait, the obverse of the coin shows the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, facing right, wearing the Royal Diamond Diadem crown which was worn for her Coronation in 1953.
  • The initials 'JC', of the artist Jody Clark, are displayed below the neck of the portrait on the obverse of the coin.
  • The Latin inscription, 'ELIZABETH II · DEI · GRA · REG · FID · DEF · 2016 · ', shown around the obverse of the coin, is an abbreviation of 'ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA FIDEI DEFENSATRIX 2016', which translates as, 'Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith', followed by the year in English.
  • Released exclusively in limited edition annual collector or presentation sets and not released into general circulation.
  • The Latin inscription around the milled edge, 'DECUS ET TUTAMEN', translates as 'An Ornament and a Safeguard', a quote from Virgil's Aeneid.
  • Maximum mintage of 38,502 coins.

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