United Kingdom · Elizabeth II (1952–2022)

United Kingdom One Pound, Scottish Thistle, Silver Proof, Third Portrait — Elizabeth II (1989)

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About this coin

Sterling-silver collector pound featuring scottish thistle and the third royal portrait.

Obverse

Elizabeth II faces right wearing the George IV State Diadem.

Script: Latin

Lettering

ELIZABETH II D·G·REG·F·D·1989
RDM

Translation

Elizabeth II, by the grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith.

Reverse

A thistle rises through the royal diadem.

Script: Latin

Lettering

ONE POUND

Mints and mintmarks

Royal Mint, Llantrisant, Wales.

Engraver and mintmaster marks

No mintmark.

Identification and varieties

Confirmed issue dates have separate rows; absent years are not implied by the date range. Different portraits, metals, heavier piedforts and selectively gilded editions are separate types.

Measurements

Dimensions are nominal; individual coins may vary.

Years, mintmarks and variants

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YearMintMintmarkVariantMintageNotesFind this issue
1989LlantrisantNoneProof22275
1989LlantrisantProof

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