The Monarchs head.
The reverse designs of British One Pound coins are changed annually on a rotating basis since 1983 when they were first issued. Since 2008, the standard issue reverse design is that of the Royal Shield.
No, there is no Scottish One Pound coin. The 1995 and 2000 British £1 coin has the Welsh dragon on the reverse. The 1984 and 1989 British £1 coins have a Scottish design featuring a thistle sprig in a coronet on the reverse.
The British 1993 Five Pound coin (Crown) commemorates the 40th Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. A youthful bust of Queen Elizabeth II appears in the centre of the obverse, surrounded by mounted trumpeters and radially aligned swords. The reverse features the crown in the centre surrounded by radially aligned trumpets.
The British Pound is also referred to as the GBP, Great British Pound and the British Pound Sterling.
All British Two Pound coins have a date on them somewhere. The coin to which you possibly refer is the 1995 50th Anniversary of the end of Second World War, with a dove on the reverse. The date (1995) is on the edge.
The first British One Pound note was issued in 1797. It was white and printed only on one side, with no pictures. The British One Pound note (Series A - 1st Issue) was first issued in 1928 and featured Britannia on the front with a view of the Bank of England building on on the reverse. The British One Pound note (Emergency Wartime Issue) was first issued in 1940 and featured Britannia on the front with a view of the Bank of England building on on the reverse. The British One Pound note (Series A - 2nd Issue) was first issued in 1948 and featured Britannia on the front with a view of the Bank of England building on on the reverse. The British One Pound note (Series A - 3rd Issue) was first issued in 1948 and featured Britannia on the front with a view of the Bank of England building on on the reverse. The British One Pound note (Series C) was first issued in 1960 and featured Queen Elizabeth II on the front with Britannia on the reverse. The British One Pound note (Series D) was first issued in 1978 and featured Queen Elizabeth II on the front with Sir Isaac Newton (physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist and theologian) on the reverse. The British One Pound note (Series D - revised) was first issued in 1981 and featured Queen Elizabeth II on the front with Sir Isaac Newton (physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist and theologian) on the reverse. The One Pound note was last issued in 1984 and demonetised in 1988 after being replaced by a One Pound coin in 1983.
There are many anaimals on the reverse of the 2011 WORLD WILDLIFE FUND wwf Commerative 50 pence, most too small to identify. There is a chimpanzee on the reverse of the 2009 Darwin Two Pound coin. All Sovereign coinage and a few others from time to time have featured St George on a horse, slaying a dragon. Lions have regularly featured on British coins either as part of a coat of arms or shield, or quite often, standing or sitting on a crown or even wearing a crown. A unicorn (representing Scotland) along with a lion has appeared on a few coins, as par tof the Royal Arms. A wren appeared on the Farthing from 1937 to 1956. The 1972 Crown features QE II mounted on a horse and what is described as an eagle on the reverse. A dove features on the reverse of the 1995 Two Pound coin. A dragon features on the reverse of the 1995 One Pound coin.
The 1984 Royal Bank of Scotland One Pound note features Edinburgh Castle on the reverse and the Royal Bank of Scotland coat of arms on the front. No faces.
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Yes.The Pound Sterling is the British Pound.
There is a variety of different inscriptions around the edge of British One Pound coins. The most common seems to be "DECUS ET TUTAMEN" which translates as "An ornament and a safeguard".