Collection, United Kingdom, 1983, UNC
Royal Mint, United Kingdom, UNC Collection, 1983
Includes the new 1 Pound Coin
This uncirculated collection of 1983 dated United Kingdom coinage includes the historic one pound, which is the latest addition to the Nation’s range of circulation coins. His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales visited the Royal Mint and struck the very first one pound coin.
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Appropriately the reverse design depicts the Royal coat of Arms whose origin can be traced back many centuries. There is an inscription on the edge of the coin “Decus et Tutamen” which is a Latin motto which may be translated as ‘an ornament and a safeguard’. This inscription first appeared in 1662 when thicker; machine struck coins superseded the hammered coinage of former centuries. In the years to come special designs will be used to represent England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
DESIGNS AND SPECIFICATIONS
One | |
Shows the Royal Coat of Arms and is struck in Nickel Brass | |
Designer | Christopher Ironside |
Alloy | Nickel Brass |
Weight | 9.50gms |
Diameter | 22.50mm |
Obverse | Portrait of Her Majesty the Queen by |
FIFTY PENCE | |
The seated figure of Britannia, approved for the fifty pence coin at | |
Designer | Christopher Ironside |
Alloy | Cupro-Nickel |
Weight | 13.50gms |
Diameter | 30.00mm |
Obverse | Portrait of Her Majesty the Queen by |
TWENTY PENCE | |
A new denomination issued in 1982 this cupro-nickel coin features the | |
Designer | William Gardner |
Alloy | Cupro-Nickel |
Weight | 5.00 gms |
Diameter | 21.40mm |
Obverse | Portrait of Her Majesty the Queen by |
TEN PENCE | |
Slows part of the Crest of England, a lion passant guardant royally | |
Designer | Christopher Ironside |
Alloy | Cupro-Nickel |
Weight | 11.31gms |
Diameter | 28.50 |
Obverse | Portrait of Her Majesty the Queen by |
FIVE PENCE | |
Depicts the Badge of Scotland, which is a thistle royally crowned. | |
Designer | Christopher Ironside |
Alloy | Cupro-Nickel |
Weight | 5.655gms |
Diameter | 23.595mm |
Obverse | Portrait of Her Majesty the Queen by |
TWO PENCE | |
Features the badge of the Prince of Wales, comprising three ostrich | |
Designer | Christopher Ironside |
Alloy | Bronze(97% Copper, 2.5% Zinc, 0.5% Tin) |
Weight | 7.128gms |
Diameter | 25.91mm |
Obverse | Portrait of Her Majesty the Queen by |
One Penny | |
Shows a portcullis with chains royally crowned, being an adaptation of the Badge of King Henry VII. | |
Designer | Christopher Ironside |
Alloy | Bronze(97% Copper, 2.5% Zinc, 0.5% Tin) |
Weight | 3.564gms |
Diameter | 20.32mm |
Obverse | Portrait of Her Majesty the Queen by |
Half Penny | |
Shows the Royal Crown. | |
Alloy | Bronze(97% Copper, 2.5% Zinc, 0.5% Tin) |
Weight | 1.782gms |
Diameter | 17.14mm |
Obverse | Portrait of Her Majesty the Queen by |
The coins in this collection are of uncirculated quality and have been handled carefully to avoid damage. They are legal tender in the United Kingdom.
Credits: Above text was taken from the 1982, United Kingdom Brilliant UNC Coin collection brochure – Royal Mint, P.O. Box 500, Cardiff CF1 1HA, 1993
