2003 ROYAL ARMS BRITISH ONE 1 POUND UK MINT STATE COIN DECUS ET TUTAMEN

Description: The 2003 one pound coin, also known as the Royal Arms One Pound Coin, features the Royal Arms design originally used on the first one pound coin in 1983. The coin was minted to celebrate 20 years of the Royal Arms design. The obverse side of the coin shows the fourth official effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, while the reverse side features the Royal Arms design by Eric Sewell2003 1 Pound Coin in MINT STATE2003 Royal Arms One Pound Coin. The coin also has the edge inscription, ‘Decus et Tutamen,’ translated to ‘An Ornament and a Safeguard,’ taken from Virgil’s Aeneid. This inscription was used on 17th-century coins to protect it from its debasement. Celebrate one of the most famous images on British currency with the 2003 Royal Arms One Pound CoinMinted to replace the short-lasting one pound noteDesign features the UK’s Royal Coat of ArmsIncludes an edge inscription saying, ‘An Ornament and a Safeguard’, from Virgil’s AeneidA great piece for any coin collector or proud BritonIntroducing the 2003 1 Pound CoinAfter it was discovered that one pound notes, on average, only survived for about nine months in circulation, the Royal Mint issued this one pound coin in 1983 on 21 April, for the Queen’s birthday. A one pound coin can survive at least for 40 years. The one pound note would be removed from circulation by 1988. This coin’s design, also known as ‘the round pound,’ would be used four more times in 1993, 1998, 2003, and 2008.

Price: 5.99 USD

Location: Woodland Hills, California

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