2001 Celtic Cross One Pound Circulated Coin
Collectable 2001 Celtic Cross - Northern Ireland round, nickel-brass UK [One Pound](file:///buy-coins/one-pound/) coin, struck for circulation but since demonetised. The design by [Norman Sillman](file:///blog/norman-sillman/) shows a Celtic cross, overlaid with the Broighter collar - an important Irish Iron Age archaeological find - with a pimpernel flower in the middle, representing Northern Ireland's history. The same design was used on the [1996 £1](file:///buy-coins/circulated/1996-celtic-cross-pound/). - The obverse features [Ian Rank-Broadley](file:///blog/ian-rank-broadley/)'s classic coinage portrait of [Queen Elizabeth II](file:///buy-coins/elizabeth-ii/) - The edge reads 'DECUS ET TUTAMEN', meaning 'An ornament and a safeguard' [The Royal Mint](file:///buy-coins/the-royal-mint/) struck - 63,968,065 of these Celtic Cross One Pound coins for [circulation](file:///buy-coins/circulated/) in 2001