- 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.
- The reverse of the coin features the first and third quarter of the Royal Shield of Arms, showing the sections which illustrate the Passant Guardant Lions of England and the Harp of Ireland, a design created by Matthew Dent.
- Forms a complete image of the Royal Shield of Arms of the United Kingdom, when placed together with other coin denominations released in the same year.
- The complete Royal Shield of Arms of the United Kingdom features the Passant Guardant Lions of England, a floral bordered Lion Rampant of Scotland and the Harp of Ireland.
- The inscription, 'One Penny', is displayed around the reverse of the coin, to the left of the segment featuring the first and third quarter of the Royal Shield of Arms.
- 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 into general circulation in the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.
