1 Pound - Elizabeth II 2005

Weight

9.5 g

Diameter

22.5 mm

Thickness

3.15 mm

Material

Silver (.925)

Shape

Round

Edge Type

Milled with a decorative pattern symbolising bridges and pathways

Technique

Milled

Front design

Fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around.

Back design

A representation of the Menai Bridge inside a border of railings and stanchions.

Year of Minting

2005

Queen

Elizabeth II (1952-2022)

Mint location

Royal Mint , Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Medal alignment ↑↑

Inscriptions

Obverse: ELIZABETH·II·D·G REG·F·D·2005 IRB Reverse: ONE POUND

Context

The second of four Edwina Ellis bridge designs, representing Wales, the Menai Suspension Bridge (Welsh: Pont Grog y Borth) is a suspension bridge that carries road traffic between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. The bridge was opened on 30 January 1826 and on 28 February 2005 the bridge was promoted to UNESCO as a candidate World Heritage Site. The coin was issued individually and later in the 4-coin set, while also being struck in brass-nickel, silver piedfort and gold proof. Issue Limit: 15,000 A second silver edition with selective gold plating was issued in 2008 to celebrate 25 years of the pound coin

Rarity

Rare

Coin type

Non-circulating

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

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