The faces depicted have been altered to reflect the change in Her Majesty's appearance over the years withe the designs by the following:
Arnold Machin until 1984
1p — A crowned portcullis with chains (the badge of the Houses of Parliament).
2p — The Prince of Wales's feathers: a plume of ostrich feathers within a coronet.
5p — A crowned thistle, formally "The Badge of Scotland, a thistle royally crowned".
10p — A crowned lion, part of the crest of England.
20p — A crowned Tudor Rose, a traditional heraldic emblem of England.
25p — Commemorative Crowns. (see below)
50p — issued on October 14, 1969 — Britannia and lion. Numerous variants have been issued.(see below)
£1 — Numerous different year-specific designs. (see below)
£2 — An abstract design symbolising technological development. Numerous variants have been issued.(see below)
£5 - Commemorative coins. (see below)
1p — first and third quarter of the shield, representing England and Northern Ireland.
2p — second quarter of the shield, showing the lion rampant representing Scotland.
5p — center of the shield, showing the meeting of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland at the middle of the arms.
10p — first quarter of the shield, containing the three lions passant representing England.
20p — second and fourth quarter, representing England and Scotland.
50p — bottom of the shield where the harp and lions passant meet, representing England and Northern Ireland again.
£1 — Royal Shield seen in its entirety.
Half sovereign — St. George slaying a dragon.
Sovereign — Royal coat of arms on a shield surrounded by a Tudor double rose.
Britannia : — a British bullion gold coin with a face value of £100. Issued since 1987 and containing one troy ounce of gold.
There are also fractional Britannia coins (half, quarter, and one-tenth of an ounce, with corresponding face values).
Since 1997 Silver Britannias have been produced also with one, half, quarter, and one-tenth values.
Four coins valued at 1, 2, 3 and 4 pence
All Maundy coins, back to 1822, remain legal tender in Britain at their stated value in new pence.
1972
1977
1980
1981
1969–1972
1973 : UK'S ACCESSION TO THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
1974–1981
1982–1984
1985–1993
1992–3 : COMPLETION OF THE EC SINGLE MARKET AND THE BRITISH PRESIDENCY OF THE EC
1994 : 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NORMANDY LANDINGS ("D-DAY")
1995–1997
1997
1998–2007
1998 : 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF BRITAIN JOINING THE EU
1998 : 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE
2000 : 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARIES ACT OF 1850
2003 : CENTENARY OF THE WOMEN'S SOCIAL AND POLITICAL UNION
2004 : 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST SUB-FOUR-MINUTE MILE, ROGER BANNISTER, 6 MAY 1954
2005 : 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PUBLICATION OF SAMUEL JOHNSON'S DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
2006 : 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE VICTORIA CROSS
2006 : 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE VICTORIA CROSS
2007 : 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SCOUT MOVEMENT
2008
2009 : 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDATION OF THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS AT KEW
Reverse :
2010 : 100 YEARS OF GIRLGUIDING UK
2011 : 50 YEARS OF THE WORK OF THE WWF
2011 : GREAT BRITAIN HOSTING THE 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS
AQUATICS
ARCHERY
ATHLETICS
BADMINTON
BASKETBALL
BOCCIA
BOXING
CANOEING
CYCLING
EQUESTRIAN
FENCING
FOOTBALL
GOALBALL
GYMNASTICS
HANDBALL
HOCKEY
JUDO
MODERN PENTATHLON
ROWING
SAILING
SHOOTING
TABLE TENNIS
TAEKWONDO
TENNIS
TRIATHLON
VOLLEYBALL
WEIGHTLIFTING
WHEELCHAIR RUGBY
WRESTLING
2013 : 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF CHRISTOPHER IRONSIDE
2013 : 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF BENJAMIN BRITTEN
2014 : 2014 COMMONWEALTH GAMES IN GLASGOW
2015 : 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
2016 : TEAM GB
2016 : BATTLE OF HASTINGS
2016 : 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF BEATRIX POTTER
2016 : BEATRIX POTTER: PETER RABBIT
2016 : BEATRIX POTTER: MRS. TIGGY-WINKLE
2016 : BEATRIX POTTER: SQUIRREL NUTKIN
2016 : BEATRIX POTTER: JEMIMA PUDDLE-DUCK
2017 : 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF SIR ISAAC NEWTON'S GOLD-STANDARD REPORT
2017 : BEATRIX POTTER: PETER RABBIT
2017 : BEATRIX POTTER: MR. JEREMY FISHER
2017 : BEATRIX POTTER: TOM KITTEN
2017 : BEATRIX POTTER: BENJAMIN BUNNY
2018 : 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT
2018 : 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PUBLICATION OF THE FIRST PADDINGTON BOOK.
2018 : PADDINGTON AT THE PALACE
2018 : BEATRIX POTTER: PETER RABBIT
2018 : BEATRIX POTTER: FLOPSY BUNNY
2018 : BEATRIX POTTER: THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER
2018 : BEATRIX POTTER: MRS TITTLEMOUSE
2019 : 160TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
2019 : PADDINGTON AT THE TOWER OF LONDON
2019 : PADDINGTON AT ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL
2020 : WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION
2020 : DIVERSITY BUILT BRITAIN
2022 : THE PLATINUM JUBILEE OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
2022 : 50 YEARS OF PRIDE
1983 : ROYAL ARMS
1984 : THISTLE
1985 : LEEK
1986 : FLAX PLANT
1987 : OAK TREE
1988 : SHIELD OF THE ROYAL ARMS
1989 : THISTLE
1990 : LEEK
1991 : FLAX PLANT
1992 : OAK TREE
1993 : ROYAL ARMS
1994 :
1995 :
1996 :CELTIC CROSS AND TORC
1997 : THREE LIONS
1998 : ROYAL ARMS
1999 :
2000 :
2001 : CELTIC CROSS AND TORC
2002 : THREE LIONS
2003 : ROYAL ARMS
2004 : FORTH RAILWAY BRIDGE
2005 : MENAI SUSPENSION BRIDGE
2006 : EGYPTIAN RAILWAY ARCH
2007 : MILLENNIUM BRIDGE, NEWCASTLE/GATESHEAD
2008 :ROYAL ARMS
2008 :SHIELD OF THE ROYAL ARMS
2009 :SHIELD OF THE ROYAL ARMS
2010 :SHIELD OF THE ROYAL ARMS
2010 : LONDON
2010 : BELFAST
2011 : SHIELD OF THE ROYAL ARMS
2011 : CARDIFF
2011 : EDINBURGH
2012 : SHIELD OF THE ROYAL ARMS
2013 : SHIELD OF THE ROYAL ARMS
2013 : ROSE AND OAK
2013 : LEEK AND DAFFODIL
2014 : FLAX AND SHAMROCK
2014 : THISTLE AND BLUEBELL
2014 : SHIELD OF THE ROYAL ARMS
2015 : SHIELD OF THE ROYAL ARMS
2015 : SHIELD OF THE ROYAL ARMS
2015 : ROYAL ARMS
2016 : SHIELD OF THE ROYAL ARMS
2016 : LAST ROUND POUND
12 Sided Coins
2016 : NATIONS OF THE CROWN
2017 : NATIONS OF THE CROWN
2018 : NATIONS OF THE CROWN
2019 : NATIONS OF THE CROWN
2020 : NATIONS OF THE CROWN
1986 : 13TH COMMONWEALTH GAMES
1989 : TERCENTENARY OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS
1989 : TERCENTENARY OF THE SCOTTISH CLAIM OF RIGHT
1994 : TERCENTENARY OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND
1995 : 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
1995 : 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED NATIONS
1996 : EURO 96 EUROPEAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
1999 : RUGBY WORLD CUP
2001 : TRANSATLANTIC RADIO CENTENARY
2002 : COMMONWEALTH GAMES, MANCHESTER (ENGLISH ISSUE)
2002 : COMMONWEALTH GAMES, MANCHESTER (WELSH ISSUE)
2002 : COMMONWEALTH GAMES, MANCHESTER (NORTHERN IRISH ISSUE)
2002 : COMMONWEALTH GAMES, MANCHESTER (SCOTTISH ISSUE)
2003 : 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE STRUCTURE OF DNA
2004 : BICENTENARY OF THE FIRST RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE
2005 : 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GUNPOWDER PLOT
2005 : 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
2006 : BICENTENARY OF THE BIRTH OF ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL
2006 : BICENTENARY OF THE BIRTH OF ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL
2007 : BICENTENARY OF THE ABOLITION OF THE SLAVE TRADE IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE
2007 : TRICENTENARY OF THE ACTS OF UNION 1707
2008 : OLYMPIC HANDOVER CEREMONY
2008 : 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1908 LONDON SUMMER OLYMPICS
2009 : 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF CHARLES DARWIN'S BIRTH
2010 : 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
2011 : 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE KING JAMES BIBLE
2011 : 500TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MAIDEN VOYAGE OF THE MARY ROSE
2012 : 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF CHARLES DICKENS
2012 : THE LONDON 2012 HANDOVER TO RIO
2013 : LONDON UNDERGROUND 150TH ANNIVERSARY – THE TRAIN
2013 : LONDON UNDERGROUND 150TH ANNIVERSARY – THE ROUNDEL
2013 : THE 350TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GUINEA
2014 : 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OUTBREAK OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR
2014 : 500TH ANNIVERSARY OF TRINITY HOUSE
2015 : 800TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MAGNA CARTA
2015 : THE ROYAL NAVY
2016 : WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
2016 : WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
2016 : WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
2016 : THE ARMY
2016 : THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON
2017 : JANE AUSTEN
2017 : FIRST WORLD WAR AVIATION
2018 : 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE
2018 : THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR ARMISTICE
2018 : THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PUBLICATION OF FRANKENSTEIN
2019 : WEDGEWOOD 260TH ANNIVERSARY
2019 : THE 350TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LAST DIARY ENTRY OF SAMUEL PEPYS
1990 : 90TH BIRTHDAY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER.
1993 : 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CORONATION.
1996 : THE QUEEN'S 70TH BIRTHDAY.
1997 : THE QUEEN'S GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
1998 : THE PRINCE OF WALES'S 50TH BIRTHDAY.
1999 : DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES, MEMORIAL ISSUE.
1999 : MILLENNIUM.
2000 : MILLENNIUM.
2000 : MILLENIUM DOME ISSUE.
2000 : 100TH BIRTHDAY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER.
2001 : QUEEN VICTORIA DEATH CENTENARY.
2002 : THE QUEEN'S GOLDEN JUBILEE.
2002 : QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER MEMORIAL ISSUE.
2003 : CORONATION 50TH ANNIVERSARY.
2003 : 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF ELIZABETH I
2004 : ENTENTE CORDIALE.
2005 : BICENTENARY OF THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR.
2005 : BICENTENARY OF THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR.
2006 : THE QUEEN'S 80TH BIRTHDAY.
2007 : THE DIAMOND WEDDING ANNIVERSARY OF THE QUEEN AND THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH.
2008 : THE 60TH BIRTHDAY OF THE PRINCE OF WALES
2008 : THE 450TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ACCESSION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH I
2009 : THE 500TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ACCESSION OF KING HENRY VIII.
Before decimalisation in 1971, the pound was divided into shillings and pennies (pence).
£1 = 20 shillings (s)
1 shilling = 12 pennies (d)
Halfpenny (½d)
Penny (1d)
Threepence (3d)
Sixpence (6d)
Shilling (1/-)
Florin (2/-)
Half crown (2/6)
1965
Winston Churchill Crown
£5 - featuring a vignette of oil and energy
£10 - featuring a vignette of distilling and brewing
£20 - featuring a vignette of education and research
£50 - featuring a vignette of arts and culture
£100 - featuring a vignette of leisure and tourism
All the notes also depict Sir Walter Scott who was instrumental in retaining the right of Scottish banks to issue their own notes in 1826.
Bridges of Scotland
£5 - features the Brig o' Doon
£10 - features the Glenfinnan Viaduct
£20 - features the Forth Bridge
£50 - features the Falkirk Wheel
£100 - features the Kessock Bridge
All the notes depict Sir Walter Scott on the front.
£1 - featuring Edinburgh Castle
£5 - featuring Culzean Castle
£10 - featuring Glamis Castle
£20 - featuring Brodick Castle
£50 - featuring Inverness Castle
£100 - featuring Balmoral Castle
All these notes also depict Lord Ilay (1682-1761), first governor of the bank.
Commemorative Notes:
£5 note honouring veteran golfer Jack Nicklaus in his last competitive Open competition at St Andrews in 2005
£20 note for the 100th birthday of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother in 2000
£10
£20
£50
£100
Commemorative notes:
£10 pound note celebrating the bank's sponsorship of the Scotland team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
Currently, four Irish banks practice their right to issue pound sterling notes in Northern Ireland, with different series of denominations.
£5 - blue
£10 - pink
£20 - green
£50 - blue-green
£5 - obverse : two children, one male, one female
£10 - obverse : two middle-aged people, one male, one female and the vessel Girona (galleass)
£20 - obverse : two middle-aged people, one male, one female and the chimney at Lacada Point
£50 - obverse : two elderly people, one male, one female and a commemorative medal
£100 - obverse : two elderly people, one male, one female and the Armada
£10 - obverse : J. B. Dunlop
£20 - obverse : Harry Ferguson
£50 - obverse : Sir S.C. Davidson
£100 - obverse : Sir James Martin
14th March 2005 the colours of the notes changed :
£10 - brown to green
£20 - purple to blue
£50 - green to purple
£100 - black to red
The only polymer banknote in the entire U.K.
£20 - purple
£50 - blue
Notes issued from January 1st 2007 feature the bank's new logo, similar to the Royal Bank of Scotland Group logo.
£5 - Commemorating the first anniversary of the death of George Best.
£1 - green, St. Helier Parish Church
£5 - purple, La Corbière, lighthouse
£10 - red, The Death of Major Pierson, Battle of Jersey, 1781
£20 - blue, Saint Ouen's manor, Jersey
£50 - grey, Government House
Commemorative note:
2004 £1 marking the 800th anniversary of the division of the Duchy of Normandy in 1204. The design includes Mont Orgueil Castle and other historic symbols.
2p — L'Hermitage of Saint Helier St Helier
5p — Seymour Tower (offshore defence)
10p — Faldouet Dolmen, St Martin
20p — Lighthouse of La Corbière
50p — Grosnez Castle
£1 -
edge : INSULA CAESAREA
25p — Commemorative Crowns (see below)
50p — Commemorative (see below)
£1 — Commemorative (see below)
£2 — Commemorative (see below)
£5 — Commemorative (see below)
£10 — Commemorative (see below)
1985 : 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF LIBERATION
2003 : CORONATION SET
1972 : 25TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
1981 : BICENTENNIAL BATTLE OF JERSEY
1983 : ST. HELIER
1984 : ST. SAVIOUR
1984 : ST. BRELADE
1985 : ST. CLEMENT
1985 : ST. LAWRENCE
1986 : ST. PETER
1986 : GROUVILLE
1987: ST. MARTIN
1987 : ST. OUEN
1988 : TRINITY
1988 : ST. JOHN
1989 : ST. MARY
1991 : SHIP BUILDING SERIES
1991 : SHIP BUILDING SERIES
1992 : SHIP BUILDING SERIES
1992 : SHIP BUILDING SERIES
1993 : SHIP BUILDING SERIES
1993 : SHIP BUILDING SERIES
1994 : SHIP BUILDING SERIES
250 of each of the Shipbuilding Series were also issued in gold.
1981 : PRINCE CHARLES AND LADY DIANA
1985 : 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF LIBERATION
1986 : XIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES EDINBURGH
1987 : WORLD WILDLIFE FUND
1989 : ROYAL VISIT
1990 : 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
1990 : 90TH BIRTHDAY OF QUEEN MOTHER
1993 : 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CORONATION
1995 : 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF LIBERATION
1996 : QUEEN'S 70TH BIRTHDAY
1997 : 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
2000 : THE NEW MILLENNIUM
2002 : DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES MEMORIAL FUND
2002 : DUKE OF WELLINGTON
2002 : GOLDEN JUBILEE PROCESSION
2003 : PRINCE WILLIAM
2003 : ROYAL NAVY
2004 : ROYAL NAVY
2004 : D-DAY
2006 : V.C WINNERS
2006 : WINSTON CHURCHILL
£1 - green
£5 - pink
£10 - blue/orange
£20 - pink
2p — Guernsey cow
5p — Yacht
10p — Guernsey Tomato
20p — Depiction of light industry /Map of Guernsey
50p — Guernsey Freesias
£1 — Finance motif
£2 - Flag of Guernsey motif
Obverse : Queen Elizabeth II (not wearing a crown) and the Triskeles (three legs emblem).
£1 - Tynwald Hill
£5 - Castle Rushen
£10 - Peel Castle
£20 - the Laxey Wheel
£50 - Douglas Bay
From 1972 onwards, production of the coinage and commemorative crowns was transferred from the Royal Mint to Pobjoy Mint.
The word "new" was removed from the coins in 1976. A 1 pound coin was introduced in 1978, five years before a similar coin was issued in the UK. A 20 pence coin was introduced alongside its UK counterpart in 1982.
Similarly, a bimetallic 2 pound coin was introduced alongside the UK version in 1998.
The obverse of Manx coins bears the same portrait of Elizabeth II as UK coins, with the words ISLE OF MAN to the left. Unlike the UK equivalent, the Manx one pound coin does not bear an edge inscription.
The Isle of Man regularly changes the designs on its coins, sometimes as often as every year.
1p — Keill (native Manx chapel)
2p — Manx fishing boat
5p — Manx stylised cross
10p — St German's Cathedral
20p — Rushen Abbey
50p — Manx pre-Norse carving
£1 — Triskeles, with three bells
£2 — 10th Century Manx design
2p — Donkey with firewood
5p — Turtle
10p — Dolphin
20p — Lily
50p — Sea Turtle
£1 — Sooty Tern
£2 — St Helena coat of arms
2p — Upland Goose
5p — Albatross
10p — South American Sea Lion
20p — Sheep
50p — Falkland Island Fox
£1 — Falkland Coat of Arms
£2 — Map of the Falkland Islands
£5 - reverse : The Convent - the official residence of the Governor of Gibraltar (1988)
£10 - reverse : The House of Representatives (1986)
£20 - reverse : The House of Representatives (1986)
£20 - reverse : Picture of HMS Victory returning to Gibraltar in 1805 and a portrait of Admiral Nelson (1995)
£5 - reverse : Modern scenes from Gibraltar, issued to commemorate the Millennium (2000)
£10 - reverse : An illustration of Casemates Square (2002)
2p — Europa Point Lighthouse
5p — Barbary macaque
10p — Europort
20p — Our Lady of Europe
50p — Bottlenose Dolphins
£1 — Fortress and Key
£2 — Labours of Hercules
The £2 coin has featured a new design every year since its introduction, as it depicts each of the 12 Labours of Hercules.
1p — Barbary macaque
2p — Keys of Gibraltar
5p — Constitution Order 1969
10p — Operation Torch 1942
20p — Discovery of Neanderthal skull in Gibraltar 1848
50p — Battle of Trafalgar 1805
£1 — Great Siege of Gibraltar
Adam Smith : Scottish moral philosopher and a pioneering political economist.
Alan Turing :English computer scientist, cryptanalyst, and philosopher. Responsible for breaking the Enigma code.
Charles Darwin : English naturalist, who proposed and provided scientific evidence of evolution.
Charles Dickens : English novelist and vigorous social campaigner.
Christopher Wren : 17th century English architect.
Duke of Wellington : Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, a leading military and political figures of the nineteenth century.
Edward Elgar : English composer.
Elizabeth Fry : English prison reformer, social reformer and, as a Quaker, a Christian philanthropist.
Florence Nightingale : Pioneer of modern nursing, a writer and a noted statistician.
George Stephenson : English engineer who built the first public railway in the world to use steam locomotives.
Jack Nicklaus : American professional golfer
James Watt : Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer
Jane Austen : English novelist known primarily for her six major novels.
J. B. Dunlop : Inventor and one of the founders of the rubber company that bore his name, the Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company.
J.M.W.Turner : English Romantic artist. He is best known for his imaginative landscapes and turbulent marine paintings.
John Houblon : First Governor of the Bank of England from 1694 to 1697.
Harry Ferguson : Had an important role in the development of the modern agricultural tractor, his name lives on in the name of the Massey Ferguson company.
Isaac Newton : English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist and theologian.
Lord Ilay : First Governor of The Royal Bank of Scotland.
Lord Kelvin : William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, was an Irish mathematical physicist and engineer.
Major Pierson : Francis Pierson, Commander of British Forces during the 1781 French invasion of Jersey.
Mary Slessor : a Scottish missionary to Nigeria.
Matthew Boulton : English manufacturer and business partner of James Watt.
Michael Faraday : English chemist and physicist who contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.
Robert Burns : a poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland
Robert the Bruce : Robert I, King of Scots from 1306 to 1329
Sir James Martin : British engineer and co-founder of the Martin-Baker aircraft company.
Sir S.C. Davidson : Inventor and business man.
Sir Walter Raleigh : English statesman, soldier, writer and explorer.
Sir Walter Scott : A prolific Scottish historical novelist and poet.
William Shakespeare : English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language.
Winston Churchill : English Prime Minister.
DECUS ET TUTAMEN ("An ornament and a safeguard")
DOMINE DIRIGE NOS ("Lord, guide us")
ELIZABETH II DEI GRA REGINA FID DEF AMOR POPULI PRAESIDIUM REG (the love of the people is the Queen’s protection)
INSULA CAESAREA ("island of Jersey")
NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT ("No-one provokes me with impunity") – the Latin motto of the Order of the Thistle
NISI DOMINUS FRUSTRA(Without the Lord, all is in vain)
PLEIDIOL WYF I'M GWLAD ("True am I to my country") – from the chorus of the Welsh National Anthem
PRO TANTO QUID RETRIBUAMUS ("What shall we give in return for so much?")
SIC VOS NON VOBIS ("thus we labour, but not for ourselves") - motto of William Paterson
TVEATVR VNITA DEVS ("May God guard these united [kingdoms]")
VIVAT REGINA ELIZABETHA (Long Live Queen Elizabeth)
Y DDRAIG GOCH DDYRY CYCHWYN ("the red dragon inspires action")
Decimal Coins
The obverse of all decimal coinage features Queen Elizabeth II
Raphael Maklouf between 1985 and 1997
Ian Rank-Broadley since 1998
25p
50p
£1
£2
£5
("Elizabeth II, by the grace of God, Queen and Defender of the Faith")The designs on the reverse of decimal coinage to 2008.
½p — A crown, symbolising the monarch (discontinued 1984). Designs from 2008 (The Royal Shield)
This is the first time that one design has been used across several coins.Bullion Coins
Maundy Money
Alternative Coin Designs
Commemorative 25p (Decimal Crowns)
SILVER WEDDING ANNIVERSARY OF HM THE QUEEN AND HRH THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH
Reverse : The initials EP crowned and with a floral garland, with a naked figure of Eros at the centre
Inscription : ELIZABETH AND PHILIP 20 NOVEMBER 1947 - 1972
HM THE QUEEN'S SILVER JUBILEE
Reverse : A design showing coronation regalia. The Ampulla and Anointing Spoon used in the Queen's coronation are displayed crowned, and encircled by a floral border.
THE EIGHTIETH BIRTHDAY OF HM QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER
Reverse : A portrait of the Queen Mother surrounded by a radiating pattern of bows and lions, a pun on her maiden name Bowes-Lyon.
Inscription : QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER AUGUST 4th 1980.
THE WEDDING OF HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES AND LADY DIANA SPENCER
Reverse : A profile portrait of Lady Diana Spencer partially covered by a profile portrait of HRH The Prince of Wales, both facing to the left
Inscription : H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES AND LADY DIANA SPENCER 1981.Designs on 50p coins
Reverse : BRITANNIA AND LION, NEW PENCE ABOVE, 50 BELOW
1971–1972 were issued in collectors' sets only
Reverse : Nine clasped hands, 1973 50 PENCE in the centre.
Reverse : BRITANNIA AND LION, NEW PENCE ABOVE, 50 BELOW
1974–1975 were issued in collectors' sets only
Reverse : BRITANNIA AND LION, NEW PENCE ABOVE, 50 BELOW
1984 only available in collectors' sets
Reverse : BRITANNIA AND LION, NEW PENCE ABOVE, 50 BELOW
All dates except 1985 available in collectors' sets only
Reverse : Conference table with seats and stars, 50 PENCE below, 1992 1993 above.
Reverse :An invasion force of ships and planes, 50 PENCE to the right.
Reverse : BRITANNIA AND LION, NEW PENCE ABOVE, 50 BELOW
available in collectors' sets only
Reverse : BRITANNIA AND LION, NEW PENCE ABOVE, 50 BELOW
Reverse : BRITANNIA AND LION, NEW PENCE ABOVE, 50 BELOW
Reverse : Arrangement of 12 stars with 1973 EU 1998 underneath and 50 PENCE below.
Reverse : Caring hands holding sun's rays, FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY above and 50 PENCE below, NHS repeated 5 times around the border.
Reverse : Open book above pillared building inscribed PUBLIC LIBRARIES 1850 2000 above and 50 PENCE to the right.
Reverse : Suffragette chained to railing holding a banner inscribed WSPU in her left hand, 50 PENCE to the left and a billboard inscribed GIVE WOMEN THE VOTE to the right, with 1903 below and 2003 to the right.
Reverse : Lower body of a runner, superimposed on a stopwatch showing 3 minutes 59 seconds. Large 50 and PENCE at bottom, between runner's legs.
Reverse : 50 at top, with the dictionary definitions of 'fifty' and 'pence'.
Reverse : Pictures of both sides of the Victoria Cross, inscribed 29 JAN 1856 with VC FIFTY PENCE below.
Reverse : Soldier carrying wounded comrade, FIFTY PENCE below
Reverse : Scouting fleur-de-lys, FIFTY PENCE above, BE PREPARED below.
Reverse : THE BOTTOM OF THE ROYAL SHIELD, FIFTY PENCE BELOW
Reverse :A hexagon made of six of the shamrock symbols of Girlguiding surrounded by the words "Celebrating 100 years of Girlguiding UK"
Reverse :Fifty small symbols showing the range of work of the WWF
Reverse :29 different designs featuring Olympic and Paralympic sports
Reverse : A swimmer submerged in water, with the London 2012 logo
Reverse : A bow being drawn, with the London 2012 Paralympic logo
Reverse : An athlete clearing a high jump bar, with the London 2012 logo
Reverse : A shuttlecock and a diagram of badminton actions, with the London 2012 logo
Reverse : Basketball players against the textured background of a large basketball, with the London 2012 logo
Reverse : A boccia player in a wheelchair throwing a ball, with the London 2012 Paralympic logo
Reverse : A pair of boxing gloves against the background of a boxing ring, with the London 2012 logo
Reverse : A figure in a canoe on a slalom course, with the London 2012 logo
Reverse : A cyclist in a velodrome, with the London 2012 logo
Reverse : A horse and rider jumping over a fence, with the London 2012 logo
Reverse : Two figures fencing, with the London 2012 logo
Reverse : Diagrammatic explanation of the offside rule in football, with the London 2012 logo
Reverse : A goalball player throwing a ball, with the London 2012 Paralympic logo
Reverse : A gymnast with a ribbon, with the London 2012 logo
Reverse : A handball player throwing a ball against the background of a handball court, with the London 2012 logo
Reverse : Two hockey players challenging for the ball, with the London 2012 logo
Reverse : A judo throw, with the London 2012 logo
Reverse : A montage of the five sports which form the modern pentathlon, with the London 2012 logo
Reverse : A rowing boat accompanied by a number of words associated with the Olympic movement, with the London 2012 logo
Reverse : Three sailing boats accompanied by a map of the coast of Weymouth, with the London 2012 logo
Reverse : A figure shooting, with the London 2012 logo
Reverse : Two table tennis paddles against the background of a table and net, with the London 2012 Paralympic logo
Reverse : Two athletes engaged in Taekwondo, with the London 2012 logo
Reverse : A tennis net and a tennis ball, with the London 2012 logo
Reverse : A montage of the three sports which form the triathlon, with the London 2012 logo
Reverse : Three figures playing beach volleyball, with the London 2012 logo
Reverse : The outline of a weightlifter starting a lift, with the London 2012 logo
Reverse : A wheelchair rugby player in action, with the London 2012 Paralympic logo
Reverse : Two figures wrestling in a stadium, with the London 2012 logo
Reverse :The design which Ironside made for the 50p coin, showing the Coat of arms of the United Kingdom
Reverse :The composer's name, written across musical bars; value is on the obverse for the first time.
Reverse :A cyclist and a runner, separated by the Flag of Scotland
Reverse :Pilots running to their planes while planes fly above them
Reverse :A swimmer with the Team GB logo for the 2016 Summer Olympics
Reverse :King Harold hit in the eye with an arrow, a detail from the Bayeux Tapestry
Reverse :A portrait of Beatrix Potter above along with her name, dates of her birth and death and Peter Rabbit
Reverse :Peter Rabbit and his name
Reverse :Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and her name
Reverse :Squirrel Nutkin and his name
Reverse :Jemima Puddle-Duck and her name
Reverse :Stylised depiction of the Sun as the common focal point of three orbits of different planets
Reverse :Peter Rabbit and the words "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"
Reverse :Mr. Jeremy Fisher (a frog) and his name (June 2017)
Reverse :Tom Kitten and his name (August 2017)
Reverse :ABenjamin Bunny and his name (September 2017)
Reverse :A crowd of voters, representing the change in suffrage triggered by the law
Reverse :Paddington Bear sitting inside Paddington Station
Reverse :Paddington Bear holding the Union Flag while standing in front of Buckingham Palace
Reverse :Peter Rabbit in his blue jacket eating carrots, and his name
Reverse :Flopsy Bunny in her recognisable red cape and her name
Reverse :A mouse sitting on a reel of thread, reading a newspaper and the words "The Tailor of Gloucester"
Reverse :Mrs Tittlemouse carrying her basket and her name above the image
Reverse :Sherlock Holmes surrounded by the names of all the Sherlock Holmes books
Reverse :Paddington Bear holding a marmalade sandwich whilst standing outside Tower of London
Reverse :Paddington Bear raising his hat in front of St Paul's Cathedral
Reverse :The slogan "Peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations" in a calligraphic font, and the date "31 January 2020".
Reverse :The slogan "Diversity Built Britain" in a calligraphic font on a structure composed of interconnected triangles
Reverse :A large number 70 with her Royal cypher
Reverse :Depicts five rainbows with words "PRIDE", "PROTEST", "VISIBILITY", "UNITY" and "EQUALITY"
Charles III 50P coins.
2022 : COMMEMORATING HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II
Reverse :King's Crown surrounded by four shields bearing the arms of Scotland, England and Ireland; and a thistle, rose, leek and shamrock. This is a copy of the Crown issued for her coronation.
Yearly designs of the £1 coins
Reverse : Ornamental Royal Arms
Nation :
United Kingdom
Edge : DECUS ET TUTAMEN
Reverse : Thistle and royal diadem
Nation : Scotland
Edge : NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT
Reverse : Leek and royal diadem
Nation : WALES
Edge : PLEIDIOL WYF I'M GWLAD
Reverse : Flax plant and royal diadem
Nation : Northern Ireland
Edge : DECUS ET TUTAMEN
Reverse : Oak tree and royal diadem
Nation : England
Edge : DECUS ET TUTAMEN
Reverse : Crown over the Royal Coat of Arms
Nation : United Kingdom
Edge : DECUS ET TUTAMEN
Reverse : Thistle and royal diadem
Nation : Scotland
Edge : NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT
Reverse : Leek and royal diadem
Nation : WALES
Edge : PLEIDIOL WYF I'M GWLAD
Reverse : Flax plant and royal diadem
Nation : Northern Ireland
Edge : DECUS ET TUTAMEN
Reverse : Oak tree and royal diadem
Nation : England
Edge : DECUS ET TUTAMEN
Reverse : Ornamental Royal Arms
Nation : United Kingdom
Edge : DECUS ET TUTAMEN
LION RAMPANT
Reverse : Lion rampant within a double tressure flory counter-flory
Nation : Scotland
Edge : NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT
DRAGON
Reverse : Dragon passant
Nation : WALES
Edge : PLEIDIOL WYF I'M GWLAD
Reverse :Celtic cross, Broighter collar and pimpernel
Nation :Northern Ireland
Edge :DECUS ET TUTAMEN
Reverse : Three lions passant guardant
Nation : England
Edge : DECUS ET TUTAMEN
Reverse : Ornamental Royal Arms
Nation :
United Kingdom
Edge : DECUS ET TUTAMEN
LION RAMPANT
Reverse : Lion rampant within a double tressure flory counter-flory
Nation : Scotland
Edge : NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT
DRAGON
Reverse : Dragon passant
Nation : WALES
Edge : PLEIDIOL WYF I'M GWLAD
Reverse : Celtic cross, Broighter collar and pimpernel
Nation : Northern Ireland
Edge : DECUS ET TUTAMEN
Reverse : Three lions passant guardant
Nation : England
Edge : DECUS ET TUTAMEN
Reverse : Ornamental Royal Arms
Nation :
United Kingdom
Edge : DECUS ET TUTAMEN
Reverse : Forth Rail Bridge encircled by a railway line
Nation : Scotland
Edge : Two overlapping lines, one curved and one angular, reminiscent of the shape of the bridge.
Reverse : Menai Suspension Bridge encircled by a truss
Nation : WALES
Edge : Two overlapping lines, one curved and one angular.
Reverse : MacNeill's Egyptian Arch encircled by a truss
Nation :Northern Ireland
Edge : Two overlapping lines, one curved and one angular.
Reverse :Gateshead Millennium Bridge surrounded by struts
Nation :England
Edge : Two overlapping lines, one curved and one angular.
Reverse : Ornamental Royal Arms
Nation :
United Kingdom
Edge :DECUS ET TUTAMEN
Reverse :Crown over the Royal Coat of Arms
Nation :United Kingdom
Edge :DECUS ET TUTAMEN
Reverse :Crown over the Royal Coat of Arms
Nation :United Kingdom
Edge :DECUS ET TUTAMEN
Reverse :Crown over the Royal Coat of Arms
Nation :United Kingdom
Edge :DECUS ET TUTAMEN
Reverse : Coat of arms of the City of London
Nation : England
Edge : DOMINE DIRIGE NOS
Reverse : Coat of arms of Belfast
Nation : Northern Ireland
Edge :PRO TANTO QUID RETRIBUAMUS
Reverse : The shield from the Royal Coat of Arms
Nation : United Kingdom
Edge : DECUS ET TUTAMEN
Reverse : Coat of arms of Cardiff
Nation : Wales
Edge : Y DDRAIG GOCH DDYRY CYCHWYN
Reverse : Coat of arms of Edinburgh
Nation : Scotland
Edge : NISI DOMINUS FRUSTRA
Reverse : The shield from the Royal Coat of Arms
Nation : United Kingdom
Edge : DECUS ET TUTAMEN
Reverse : The shield from the Royal Coat of Arms
Nation : United Kingdom
Edge : DECUS ET TUTAMEN
Reverse : Oak and rose
Nation : England
Edge : DECUS ET TUTAMEN
Reverse : Leek and daffodil
Nation : Wales
Edge : PLEIDIOL WYF I'M GWLAD
Reverse : Shamrock and flax plant
Nation : Northern Ireland
Edge : DECUS ET TUTAMEN
Reverse : Thistle and bluebell[30]
Nation : Scotland
Edge : NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT
Reverse : The shield from the Royal Coat of Arms
Nation : United Kingdom
Edge : DECUS ET TUTAMEN
Reverse : The shield from the Royal Coat of Arms
Nation : United Kingdom
Edge : DECUS ET TUTAMEN
Reverse : The shield from the Royal Coat of Arms
Nation : United Kingdom
Edge : DECUS ET TUTAMEN
Reverse : The Royal Coat of Arms
Nation : United Kingdom
Edge : DECUS ET TUTAMEN
Reverse : The shield from the Royal Coat of Arms
Nation : United Kingdom
Edge : DECUS ET TUTAMEN
Reverse : Four heraldic beasts
Nation : United Kingdom
Edge : DECUS ET TUTAMEN
Reverse : United Kingdom
Reverse : United Kingdom
Reverse : United Kingdom
Reverse : United Kingdom
Reverse : United Kingdom Designs of the £2 coins
Reverse : Cross of St Andrew, crown of laurel leaves and Scottish Thistle
Edge : XIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES SCOTLAND 1986
Reverse : Intertwined W and M (for William and Mary) with mace, English crown above, 1689 over 1989 below, TERCENTENARY OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS above
Edge : No inscription.
Reverse : Intertwined W and M (for William and Mary) with mace, Scottish crown above, 1689 over 1989 below, TERCENTENARY OF THE CLAIM OF RIGHT above.
Edge : No inscription.
Reverse : Seal of the Bank of England, intertwined W and M (for William and Mary) surmounted by crown above legend BANK OF ENGLAND 1694 1994.
Edge : SIC VOS NON VOBIS .
Reverse : Dove carrying olive branch.
Edge : 1945 IN PEACE GOODWILL 1995.
Reverse : 50th anniversary symbol of United Nations and a fanning pattern of flags with the inscription NATIONS UNITED FOR PEACE and the dates '1945–1995'
Edge : No inscription.
Reverse : Representation of a football, 1996 in centre, 16 small rings representing the 16 competing teams. Designed by John W Mills; designer's initials indicated in stitching.
Edge : TENTH EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP.
Reverse : Symbolic representation of a stadium with a rugby ball and goalposts; 1999
Edge : RUGBY WORLD CUP 1999.
Reverse : Symbolic representation of Marconi's transatlantic wireless transmission of 1901
Edge : WIRELESS BRIDGES THE ATLANTIC...MARCONI...1901.
Reverse : XVII COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2002 around an athlete holding a banner, £2 in front and the English flag.
Edge : SPIRIT OF FRIENDSHIP MANCHESTER 2002.
Reverse : XVII COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2002 around an athlete holding a banner, £2 in front and the Welsh flag.
Edge : SPIRIT OF FRIENDSHIP MANCHESTER 2002.
Reverse : XVII COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2002 around an athlete holding a banner, £2 in front and the Northern Irish flag.
Edge : SPIRIT OF FRIENDSHIP MANCHESTER 2002.
Reverse : XVII COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2002 around an athlete holding a banner, £2 in front and the Scottish flag.
Edge : SPIRIT OF FRIENDSHIP MANCHESTER 2002.
Reverse : Representation of the DNA double helix, DNA DOUBLE HELIX above, 1953 TWO POUNDS 2003 below
Edge : DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID followed by a decorative side view of a double helix.
Reverse : Richard Trevithick's 1804 locomotive with TWO POUNDS above it, with a "toothed wheel" design on the inner edge of the gold coloured ring, and the inscription: 2004 R. TREVITHICK 1804 INVENTION - INDUSTRY - PROGRESS around.
Edge : decorative design intended to represent a railway track.
Reverse : Three Parliamentary maces, three episcopal crooks, and six swords in the centre, 1605 - 2005 and fourteen gunpowder explosion stars on either side.
Edge : REMEMBER REMEMBER THE FIFTH OF NOVEMBER
Reverse : Saint Paul's Cathedral crossed with searchlights, 1945 - 2005
Edge : IN VICTORY MAGNANIMITY IN PEACE GOODWILL
Reverse : Roof of Brunel's Paddington Station, 2006 above.
Edge : SO MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE.
Reverse : Brunel portrait with the Royal Albert Bridge behind 2006 .
Edge : ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL · ENGINEER 1806-1859
Reverse : 1807, with the 0 as part of a broken chain, 2007 below, AN ACT FOR THE ABOLITION OF THE SLAVE TRADE above and around.
Edge : AM I NOT A MAN AND A BROTHER
Reverse : Split into four jigsaw pieces, Scottish thistle in the top left, English rose in the bottom right, parliamentary gates in the top right and bottom left. 2007 1707 POUNDS
Edge : UNITED INTO ONE KINGDOM
Reverse : A flag showing the five Olympic rings being passed from a hand on the left to a hand on the right. The surrounding inscription reads "BEIJING 2008" left of image and "LONDON 2012" to right. The London 2012 olympic logo is at the bottom of the coin overlapping both metals
Edge : I CALL UPON THE YOUTH OF THE WORLD
Reverse : Four lanes of a running track extend from bottom left and converge into distance towards top right. The lane numbers show "1908" across the lanes with "TWO POUNDS 2008" written along the lanes. The inscription "LONDON OLYMPIC CENTENARY" is shown around the upper right half of the coins
Edge : THE 4TH OLYMPIAD LONDON
Reverse : A profile portrait of Charles Darwin on left, facing right, stares into the face of a chimpanzee on right, facing left. The inscription "1809 . DARWIN . 2009"
Edge : ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES 1859
Reverse : The design portrays a pulse being taken, whilst the background symbolises the rays of light from the lamp that Florence Nightingale was known for carrying during her rounds to tend to the wounded troops in the Crimean War. Surrounded by the inscription "1820 – FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE – 1910" s
Edge : 150 YEARS OF NURSING
Reverse : The design features typeset in a replica of the black letter typeface used in the first edition: the reversed, raised text of the printing block on the left and the recessed text of the printed word on the right, taking the form of the quote, ‘In the beginning was the Word’ (John 1:1).’[7] Inscription "KING JAMES BIBLE" above, "1611–2011" below s
Edge : THE AUTHORISED VERSION
The Mary Rose sailing right, based upon a 1546 pictorial survey of Henry VIII's navy. Inscription "THE MARY ROSE"
Edge : YOUR NOBLEST SHIPPE 1511
A profile outline of Charles Dickens, facing left, created from the titles of Dickens’ famous works. Inscription "1812 CHARLES DICKENS 1870" to left
Edge : SOMETHING WILL TURN UP
The design depicts the moment of a baton handover in a relay race. The hand holding the baton descends from top right, above a sweeping UK flag which twists to become the flag of Brazil below the hand reaching up from bottom left to take the baton.[8] Inscription "LONDON 2012" top left, "RIO 2016" bottom right. The London 2012 olympic logo is at the very top of the coin
Edge : I CALL UPON THE YOUTH OF THE WORLD
Reverse : The front of a tube train (1967 stock) fills the cupro-nickel centre of the coin as if approaching out of a tunnel formed by the surrounding nickel-brass outer ring of the coin. Inscription "1863 · LONDON UNDERGROUND · 2013" above
Edge : Linear representation of the Tube map
Reverse : A representation of the London Underground logo with "1863" above and "2013" below
Edge : MIND THE GAP
Reverse : A recreation of the design on what became known as the "spade guinea": a shield with the arms of King George III. Surrounding inscription "ANNIVERSARY OF THE GOLDEN GUINEA 2013"
Edge : WHAT IS A GUINEA? ‘TIS A SPLENDID THING (Stephen Kemble quotation)
Reverse : A representation of the famous recruitment poster featuring Lord Kitchener with the legend "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU". Surrounding inscription "THE FIRST WORLD WAR 1914–1918" with "2014"
Edge : THE LAMPS ARE GOING OUT ALL OVER EUROPE
Reverse : The beacon of a lighthouse shining out to left and right. Surrounding inscription "1514 TRINITY HOUSE 2014"
Edge : SERVING THE MARINER
Reverse : King John is signing the Charter witnessed by a bishop and baron. Surrounding inscription "MAGNA CARTA" with "1215 - 2015" below
Edge : FOUNDATION OF LIBERTY
Reverse : Iron Duke-class battleship in profile with a lone seaplane on the starboard side and sea birds on the port side. Surrounding inscription "THE FIRST WORLD WAR 1914 - 1918" with "2015" below
Edge : THE SURE SHIELD OF BRITAIN
Reverse : Comedy - Jester's hat and stick. Surrounding inscription "WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE" with "2016" below
Edge : ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE
Reverse : History - crown with a dagger through the middle of the crown. Surrounding inscription "WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE" with "2016" below
Edge : THE HOLLOW CROWN
Reverse : Tragedy - skull with a rose. Surrounding inscription "WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE" with "2016" below
Edge : WHAT A PIECE OF WORK IS A MAN
Reverse : Profile outline of three First World War soldiers. Surrounding inscription "THE FIRST WORLD WAR 1914-1918" with "2016" below
Edge : FOR KING AND COUNTRY
Reverse : London burning, with boats on the River Thames in the foreground. Surrounding inscription "1666 THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON 2016" with "TWO POUNDS" below
Edge : THE WHOLE CITY IN DREADFUL FLAMES
Reverse : Silhouette of Jane Austen's head, overlaid by her signature.
Edge : THERE IS NO DOING WITHOUT MONEY (quote from Northanger Abbey)
Reverse : Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8, carrying a pilot and his observer, taking reconnaissance photography over the Battle of Arras.
Edge : THE SKY RAINED HEROES
Reverse :
Edge : PER ARDUA AD ASTRA
Reverse :
Edge : WILFRED OWEN KILLED IN ACTION 4 NOV 1918
Reverse :
Edge : A SPARK OF BEING
Reverse :
Edge : EVERYTHING GIVES WAY TO EXPERIMENT
Reverse :
Edge : THE GOOD GOD PREPARE ME Commemorative £5 Coins
Reverse : Crown over two intertwined 'E's, rose & thistle QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER 1900 1990.
Milled edge.
Obverse : Small portrait of same design as the 1960 crown, surrounded by trumpeters and swords. ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA FID DEF above, FIVE POUNDS below.
Reverse : Crown within 40 radially aligned trumpets FAITH AND TRUTH I WILL BEAR UNTO YOU 1953-1993.
Milled edge.
Reverse : Flags flying with Windsor Castle behind. One flag inscribed 1926, another 1996. Also Royal Standard, Union Flag and the Queen's personal flag.
Edge : VIVAT REGINA ELIZABETHA
Obverse : Conjoined heads of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. ELIZABETH II D G REG F D PHILIP PRINCEPS.
Reverse : Royal Arms and Coat of Arms of Prince Philip. St Edward's Crown above and anchor below 20 NOVEMBER 1947 1997 FIVE POUNDS. Milled edge.
Reverse : A portrait of The Prince of Wales against a background relating to the work of The Prince's Trust. FIFTIETH BIRTHDAY OF HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES above, 1948 FIVE POUNDS 1998 below.
Milled edge.
Reverse : A portrait of Diana, Princess of Wales facing right. IN MEMORY OF DIANA PRINCESS OF WALES around, 1961 1997 to the right, FIVE POUNDS below.
Milled edge.
Reverse : Clock face showing time as midnight. Map of Great Britain and Ireland, arranged so that Greenwich is at the centre of the clock; ANNO DOMINI below, 1999 2000 FIVE POUNDS around.
Inscription : WHAT'S PAST IS PROLOGUE (a quote from Shakespeare)
Reverse : Clock face showing time as midnight. Map of Great Britain and Ireland, arranged so that Greenwich is at the centre of the clock; ANNO DOMINI below, 1999 2000 FIVE POUNDS around.
Inscription : WHAT'S PAST IS PROLOGUE.
Identical to the last issue except for the addition of a mintmark at the 3 o'clock position on the reverse.
Sold only at the Millennium Dome, at a premium.
Reverse : Portrait of Queen Mother in front of people waving flags, signature Elizabeth R in exergue; outer : QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER, inner : 1900-2000 FIVE POUNDS.
Reverse : Wyon head of Victoria in 'V' representing railway lines with representation of Crystal Palace around. 1901 2001 above, 5 POUNDS to low left.
Milled edge.
Obverse : Queen Elizabeth II mounted on a horse. ELIZABETH II DEI GRA REGINA FID DEF AMOR POPULI PRAESIDIUM REG around, 2002 and coat of arms below.
Reverse : Portrait of the Queen, FIVE POUNDS below.
Milled edge.
Reverse : Portrait of Queen Mother, QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER around. 1900-2002 below.
Inscription : STRENGTH DIGNITY LAUGHTER
Reverse: Central motif GOD SAVE THE QUEEN, CORONATION JUBILEE FIVE POUNDS 2003 around.
Milled edge.
Reverse : Small side portrait of Elizabeth I taken from a late 16th century coin placed over the top of Elizabeth's coat of arms with SEMPER EADEM 1603-2003 around.
Milled edge
Reverse: Fused busts of Britannia and Marianne. 1904 ENTENTE 2004 CORDIALE around.
Milled edge.
Reverse : Portrait of Admiral Lord Nelson, HORATIO NELSON above the portrait, 1805 to left, 2005 to right of the portrait.
Reverse : HMS Victory leading Nelson's fleet into battle
Reverse : Three ceremonial trumpets, VIVAT REGINA above, 1926 to left, 2006 to right.
Reverse : The rose window of Westminster Abbey accompanied by the Latin inscription TVEATVR VNITA DEVS
Inscription : MY STRENGTH AND STAY
Reverse : Effigy of Prince Charles with THE PRINCE OF WALES - 1948 ICH - DIEN 2008
Reverse : Inspired by the "Armada" portrait of Elizabeth by George Gower, the Queen is crowned and set within a mandorla created by four decorative arches. A Tudor rose has been placed at each connecting point while the two side arches each contain a leaf pattern. The inscription is ELIZABETH REGINA MDLVIII MMVIII Pre-Decimal British Banknotes
Pre-Decimal British Coins
Denominations
In the years just prior to decimalisation, the circulating British coins were:
reverse : Golden Hind.
reverse : Britannia
reverse : Tudor portcullis
reverse : Entwined samrock, Leek, Rose and Thistle
reverse : Three Lions
reverse : Tudor rose surrounded by thistles, shamrocks, and leeks
reverse : Royal Standard Commemorative Crowns
The crown (5/-) was issued periodically as a commemorative coin but was rarely found in circulation.
Bank of Scotland
Royal Bank of Scotland
Clydesdale Bank
Bank of Scotland notes
Tercentenary Series
introduced at the time of the banks' 300th anniversary in 1995:
introduced on 17 September 2007:Royal Bank of Scotland notes
In circulation are:Clydesdale Bank notes
£5
obverse : Robert Burns
reverse : a vignette of a field mouse from Burns' poem To a Mouse on the reverse
obverse : Mary Slessor
reverse : a vignette of a map of Calabar and African missionary scenes
obverse : Robert the Bruce
reverse : a vignette of the Bruce on horseback with the Monymusk Reliquary against a background of Stirling Castle
obverse : Adam Smith
reverse : a vignette of industry tools against a background of sailing ships on the back
obverse : Lord Kelvin
reverse : a vignette of the University of Glasgow
Northern Ireland
Bank of Ireland
First Trust Bank
Northern Bank
Ulster Bank
Bank of Ireland
obverse : Queen's University of Belfast.First Trust Bank
£1 - obverse : two children, one male, one female Northern Bank
Reverse : The portico of Belfast's city hallCommemorative notes
£5 - A polymer note featuring the U.S. space shuttle commemorating the new millennium.Ulster Bank
obverse : View of Belfast harbour flanked by landscape views
reverse : Bank's coats-of-arms
£5 - grey
£10 - blue-greenCommemorative notes
November 2006
Channel Islands
Jersey
Guernsey
States of Jersey notes
Obverse : Queen Elizabeth IIStates of Jersey Coins
1p — Le Hocq Tower (coastal defence) Commemorative 25p
1977 : QUEEN'S SILVER JUBILEE
Reverse : Castle of Mont Orgueil
Commemorative 50p
1972 : 25TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Reverse : Royal Mace of the Bailiff of Jersey
Reverse :
Reverse : set of four different coins
£1 Coins
edge : INSULA CAESAREA
Reverse : three florets of the Jersey Lily (Amaryllis belladonna).
Reverse : rhomboid the badge of the Royal Jersey Militia
Reverse : shield charged with two crossed axes.
Reverse : crown of thorns and three nails recall the Saviour’s suffering.
Reverse : fish
Reverse : shield charged with a gold anchor on a blue field.
Reverse: grid-iron (grill) upon which St. Lawrence was roasted alive.
Reverse : The design of two crossed keys represents the keys of Heaven in the charge of St. Peter.
Reverse : Eight alternating bands of silver and red form the Parish emblem and this variation has been captured in the detailed engraving of the coin.
Reverse : Seven alternating silver and red horizontal bands form the emblem for this coin.
Reverse : a Latin cross
Reverse : diagrammatical form, the mystery of the Trinity. The initials inset in the design represents Peter, Filius, Spirtus Sanctus and Deus.
Reverse :
Reverse : lily
Reverse : the Tickler (a schooner)
Reverse : the Percy Douglas (a vintage full rigged ship),
Reverse : the Hebe (a brig)
Reverse : the Bailiwick Seal
Reverse : the Gemini (a barque)
Reverse : the Century (a brigantine)
Reverse : the Resolute (a top sail schooner) Commemorative £2 Coins
1972 : 25TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Reverse : 306 ton barque, Alexandra, built and registered in Jersey in 1865
Reverse : the Prince and Princess
Reverse : the destroyer H.M.S. Beagle
Edge : "Our dear Channel Islands will also be freed today."
Reverse : male and female sprinters
Reverse : Two Pink Pigeons (Nesoerias mayeri)
Reverse : Royal Mace of the Bailiwick of Jersey super imposed on map of the island
Reverse: Spitfire over the outline of the British Isles
Reverse : Jersey Pink, Dianthus gallicus, and Jersey Fern, Anogramma leptophylla, linked by Her Majesty's personal cypher, E for Elizabeth.
Reverse : St. Edward's crown superimposed on a ceremonial Mace which is chased and ornamented with emblems of the United Kingdom. Above this is the Coat of Arms of Jersey.
Reverse :
Reverse : birthday bouquet of Jersey lilies Commemorative £2.50p coin
1972 : 25TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Reverse : Lobster, (Homarus Vulcaris). Commemorative £5 coin
1990 : 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
Reverse : Spitfire over the outline of the British Is
Reverse :
Reverse : golden silhouette of the island of Jersey acknowledge the imminent arrival of the new millennium with a celebratory banner highlighting the historic passage of time from 1999 to 2000
Reverse :
Reverse : Duke of Wellington during the Peninsular War
Reverse:
Reverse: Prince William
Reverse : Francis Drake
Reverse : HMS Victory
Reverse : Land, air and naval forces employed in the operation and includes the symbol of The Royal British Legion, the red poppy, printed in full colour
Reverse : Guy Gibson
Reverse : Winston Churchill Commemorative £10 Coin
2003 : 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CORONATION
Reverse: States of Guernsey notes
The Guernsey Pound is legal tender only in Guernsey, but also circulates freely in Jersey.
Obverse : Daniel De Lisle Brock, Bailiff of Guernsey (1762 - 1842) and Royal Court, St Peter Port (1840)
Reverse : the Market, St Peter Port
Obverse : Queen Elizabeth II and the Town Church, St Peter Port
Reverse : Fort Grey and Hanois Lighthouse (1862) on the back
Obverse : Queen Elizabeth II and Elizabeth College, St Peter Port
Reverse : Saumarez Park, Les Niaux Watermill, Le Trepid Dolmen
Obverse : Queen Elizabeth II and St James Concert Hall, St Peter Port
Reverse : Vale Castle and St Sampson's ChurchStates of Guernsey Coins
1p — Crab Isle of Man
The Isle of Man Government issues its own banknotes and coinage, which are legal tender only on the Isle of Man. Manx pounds are a local issue of the pound sterling.
Reverse : Decimal coinage
In 1971, ½, 1, 2, 5, 10 and 50 new pence coins were introduced. All had the same composition and size as the corresponding British coins. Saint Helena pound
The British overseas territory of St Helena and Ascension have their own currency, the Saint Helenian pound, which is linked to the Pound Sterling. As a consequence, the government of St Helena mints its own coins.The designs on the reverse of the coins.
1p — Tuna Falkland Islands pound
The British overseas territory of the Falkland Islands has its own currency, the Falkland pound, which is linked to the Pound Sterling. As a consequence, the government of the Falkland Islands mints its own coins.The designs on the reverse of the coins.
1p — Gentoo Penguin Gibraltar pound
The British overseas territory of Gibraltar has its own currency, the Gibraltar pound, which is pegged with the Pound sterling at par. As a consequence, the Government of Gibraltar mints its own coins.Gibraltar Notes
£1 - reverse : The Convent - the official residence of the Governor of Gibraltar (1988)Gibraltar coins.
1p — Barbary Partridge Tercentenary edition
In 2004 the Government of Gibraltar minted a new edition of its coins to commemorate the tercentenary of 300 years of British Gibraltar (1704-2004).People featured on banknotes.
Tanslations of Latin Inscriptions