2015 Royal Arms Shield One Pound Circulated Coin
Royal Shield of Arms 2015 UK £1: one of the last round [One Pound](file:///buy-coins/one-pound/) coins issued by [The Royal Mint](file:///buy-coins/the-royal-mint/) before new bi-metallic coins were introduced. The reverse shows a shield bearing the Royal Arms of the [United Kingdom](file:///buy-coins/united-kingdom/). This design is the work of graphic designer [Matthew Dent](file:///blog/matthew-dent-shield-of-arms/), who created the definitive puzzle-piece shield designs for all UK circulating coins, introduced in 2008. - This is one of the last UK coins to feature [Ian Rank-Broadley](file:///blog/ian-rank-broadley/)'s portrait of [Queen Elizabeth II](file:///buy-coins/elizabeth-ii/) - The edge is inscribed 'DECUS ET TUTAMEN' - 'An ornament and a safeguard' - 29,580,000 of these coins were struck for [circulation](file:///buy-coins/circulated/) in 2015 by The Royal Mint