2011 Royal Arms Shield One Pound Circulated Coin
2011 [One Pound](file:///buy-coins/one-pound/) with classic Royal Shield design, created by [Matthew Dent](file:///blog/matthew-dent-shield-of-arms/) - a now withdrawn UK coin. In 2011, [The Royal Mint](file:///buy-coins/the-royal-mint/) released three different £1 coins into circulation, including two from the Capital Cities collection: the [Cardiff £1](file:///buy-coins/circulated/2011-cardiff-pound/) and the [Edinburgh £1](file:///buy-coins/circulated/2011-edinburgh-pound/). These coins feature the standard Royal Shield of Arms design, introduced in 2008. - [Ian Rank-Broadley](file:///blog/ian-rank-broadley/)'s portrait of [Queen Elizabeth II](file:///buy-coins/elizabeth-ii/) appears on the obverse of 2011 Royal Shield £1s - The edge reads 'DECUS ET TUTAMEN', meaning 'An ornament and a safeguard' - 25,415,000 of these round, nickel-brass One Pound coins were issued for [circulation](file:///buy-coins/circulated/) in 2011