2015 Royal Arms One Pound Circulated Coin
The last round Pound! This 2015 UK £1 was one of the last to be issued before the new, bi-metallic coin was introduced. In 2015, [The Royal Mint](file:///buy-coins/the-royal-mint/) put two different [One Pound](file:///buy-coins/one-pound/) designs into [circulation](file:///buy-coins/circulated/). This one, designed by heraldic artist [Timothy Noad](file:///blog/timothy-noad/), featuring the royal arms of the United Kingdom, was inspired by Eric Sewell's original £1 reverse. - The obverse features [Jody Clark](file:///blog/jody-clark/)'s portrait of [Queen Elizabeth II](file:///buy-coins/elizabeth-ii/), its first use on a Pound coin - 129,616,985 of these nickel-brass Royal Arms coins were struck by The Royal Mint in 2015 - Both this and the Royal Shield £1 were minted as currency and may show wear