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 This inscription first appeared in 1662 when thicker; machine struck coins superseded the hammered coinage of former centuries.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 Pound
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 Raphael Maklouf.

FIFTY PENCE
The seated figure of Britannia, approved for the fifty pence coin at the time of decimalisation. This is the first coin of any country to have this 7-sided shape.
Designer	Christopher Ironside
Alloy	Cupro-Nickel
Weight	13.50gms
Diameter	30.00mm
Obverse	Portrait of Her Majesty the Queen by Raphael Maklouf.

TWENTY PENCE
A new denomination issued in 1982 this cupro-nickel coin features the Badge of England, the Tudor rose, in stylised from and royally crowned.
Designer	William Gardner
Alloy	Cupro-Nickel
Weight	5.00 gms
Diameter	21.40mm
Obverse	Portrait of Her Majesty the Queen by Raphael Maklouf.

TEN PENCE
Slows part of the Crest of England, a lion passant guardant royally crowned.
Designer	Christopher Ironside
Alloy	Cupro-Nickel
Weight	11.31gms
Diameter	28.50
Obverse	Portrait of Her Majesty the Queen by Raphael Maklouf.

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 Raphael Maklouf.

TWO PENCE
Features the badge of the Prince of Wales, comprising three ostrich feathers enfiling a coronet of crosses pattee and fleur-de-lys with the motto ICH DIEN(I Serve)
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 Raphael Maklouf.

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 Raphael Maklouf.

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 Raphael Maklouf.

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

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