1990 Welsh Leek One Pound Circulated Coin
Collectable Welsh Leek 1990 UK [One Pound](file:///buy-coins/one-pound/) coin, featuring a leek encircled by a royal diadem on the reverse, designed by [Leslie Durbin](file:///blog/leslie-durbin/). This is the second use of the Welsh Leek design on a coin from [The Royal Mint](file:///buy-coins/the-royal-mint/): the motif was also used on 1985 £1s. This classic reverse is matched with [Raphael David Maklouf](file:///blog/raphael-maklouf/)'s third definitive coinage portrait of [Queen Elizabeth II](file:///buy-coins/elizabeth-ii/). - The edge reads 'PLEIDIOL WYF I'M GWLAD', translating from Welsh to 'True am I to my country' - The Royal Mint struck 97,269,302 of these Welsh Leek £1 coins for [circulation](file:///buy-coins/circulated/) in 1990 - These nickel-brass coins were intended as currency but have since been withdrawn