A RARE 1983 UNITED KINGDOM ONE POUND COIN PLUS AN 1984 SCOTTISH 1 POUND COIN AND A 1987 ENGLISH 1 POUND COIN

THREE ONE POUND COINS A RARE 1983 UNITED KINGDOM ONE POUND COMMEMORATING THE QUEENS BIRTHDAY, A 1984 SCOTTISH ONE POUND COIN AND A 1987 ENGLISH ONE POUND COIN.
 
By 1980 it had become apparent that with the general decline in purchasing power, the £1 unit of currency was more appropriate to a coin than a banknote. The £1 coin in base metal of nickel-brass and was introduced in 1983, as a replacement for the £1 banknote.

THE ROYAL MINT ISSUED THIS ONE POUND COIN IN 1983 ON 21 APRIL, FOR THE QUEENS BIRTHDAY.

THE OBVERSE SHOWS THE SECOND CROWNED PORTRAIT OF HM QUEEN ELIZABETH II FACING RIGHT, WEARING THE GIRLS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND TIARA.

THE REVERSE DESIGN OF THE FIRST £1 COIN SHOWED A DETAILED AND INTRICATE DEPICTION OF THE ROYAL COAT OF ARMS. DESIGNED BY ERIC SEWELL, CHIEF ENGRAVER AT THE ROYAL MINT, IT HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS IMAGES ON BRITISH COINAGE.

It features the UKs Royal Coat of Arms, with the guardian lion to the left and the Scottish unicorn to the right. The crest contains the words, Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense Dieu et Mon Droit, or Evil unto him who thinks evil of it God and my right. The coin also has the edge inscription, Decus et Tutamen, translated to An Ornament and a Safeguard, taken from Virgils Aeneid.

THIS DESIGN, REPRESENTING THE UNITED KINGDOM AS A WHOLE, WAS ISSUED UNTIL 2015 IN ROTATION WITH OTHER DESIGNS REPRESENTING ENGLAND (OUR 1987 ONE POUND COIN), SCOTLAND (OUR 1984 ONE POUND COIN), WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND, ALTERNATING EACH YEAR.
 
IN 1984 THE ROYAL MINT ISSUED ITS SECOND POUND COIN AND, FOR COLLECTORS. IT WAS THE START OF A FOUR-COIN SERIES TO HONOUR THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM WITH THE 1984 ONE POUND COIN HONOURING SCOTLAND. THE OBVERSE ALSO SHOWS THE SECOND CROWNED PORTRAIT OF HM QUEEN ELIZABETH II FACING RIGHT, WEARING THE GIRLS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND TIARA. THE REVERSE OF THE 1984 ISSUE HAD A THISTLE FOR SCOTLAND ON IT ENCIRCLED BY ROYAL DIADEM OR CROWN.
 
IN 1987 THE ROYAL MINT ISSUED THE FIFTH ONE POUND COIN IN A FOUR-COIN SERIES TO HONOUR THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM WITH THE 1987 ONE POUND COIN HONORING ENGLAND. THE OBVERSE OF THE COIN SHOWS THE CROWNED BUST OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II FACING RIGHT (HER EFFIGY KNOWN AS THE "THIRD PORTRAIT"). THE QUEEN IS WEARING THE ROYAL DIADEM WHICH SHE WEARS ON HER WAY TO AND FROM THE STATE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT, A PEARL NECKLACE AND EARRINGS. THE REVERSE OF THE 1987 COIN HAS AT CENTRE, AN OAK TREE ENCIRCLED BY A ROYAL DIADEM OR CROWN REPRESENTING ENGLAND.
 
COUNTRY: UNITED KINGDOM
QUEEN ELIZABETH II (2ND PORTRAIT) (1926-2022) REGINA (1952 2022)
TYPE: STANDARD CIRCULATION COIN
YEARS ISSUED: (1983-2017)
COMPOSITION: NICKEL-BRASS
WEIGHT: 9,5 G
DIAMETER: 22.5 MM
THICKNESS: 3,15MM
 
CONDITION: SOME PATINA OF WEAR. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS.

PLEASE ALSO SEE MY OTHER ITEMS LISTED. I HAVE VARIOUS OLD QUEEN ELIZABETH II COINS ON AUCTION THIS WEEK INCLUDING TWO UK HALF CROWNS ( A RARE FIRST REGINA YEAR 1953 AND A 1954); A RARE 1971 2 NEW PENCE COIN; TWO TEN NEW PENCE COINS (A RARE 1968 AND 1969 PRE DECIMALIZATION CIRCULATED COINS); GROUP OF 5 NEW PENCE (1969 AND 1975) AND 5 PENCE (1990 AND 1991) COINS; A 1953-1960 CHRONOLOGICAL SET OF 8 SA PENNY COINS; A GROUP OF NINE SA HALF PENNY COINS FROM BETWEEN 1953 AND 1960 AND FINALLY A GROUP ON 1 NEW PENCE (RARE 1971 AND A 1974) AND 1 PENCE (1988 AND 1989) AND A 1976 HALF PENNY COIN.