2021 One Pound

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One £1 coin has been issued in 2021, the standard ‘Nations of the Crown’ 12 sided type.

Obverse Type 6 (bust design by (Mr) Jody Clark, dated 2021):

Reverse Type 26 (design by David Pearce):

Edge: Alternate milled and plain ‘sides’.

Mintage for Circulation: 21,760,000.

Collectability/Scarcity: 1 (for scale details see here)

The story behind the design:

The reverse design by David Pearce represents the national floral symbols of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom.

The whole 12-sided £1 coin theme is in fact quite complicated, there being 7 different types of 2015/16/17 coins currently known! This post features a handy graphic overview: The many new £1 coin varieties

 

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