2009 Royal Arms Shield One Pound Circulated Coin
Royal Shield of Arms design round 2009 UK [One Pound](file:///buy-coins/one-pound/) coin, originally released into circulation but now withdrawn. This design by [Matthew Dent](file:///blog/matthew-dent-shield-of-arms/) was introduced in 2008 as part of a major overhaul of the seven [circulating](file:///buy-coins/circulated/) UK coins. While 2009 £1 coins feature a complete Royal Shield, other change coins from the same year display snippets of the shield that can be put together like a puzzle. - [The Royal Mint](file:///buy-coins/the-royal-mint/) struck 27,625,600 of these nickel-brass coins for circulation in 2009 - They feature [Ian Rank-Broadley](file:///blog/ian-rank-broadley/)'s fourth portrait of [Queen Elizabeth II](file:///buy-coins/elizabeth-ii/) on the obverse - The edge reads 'DECUS ET TUTAMEN', meaning 'An ornament and a safeguard'