Is my Royal Arms £1 coin rare and valuable?

Royal Arms
The Royal Arms design is the twentythird rarest £1 coin in circulation and has a value of 1 pound.

This coin is 1 of 24 designs which are currently being collected by people taking part in the great british one pound coin race. If you would like to join in or find out more, visit the change checker website. You can see all the designs to collect including the Royal Arms coin on our special £1 coin race collector chart.

Coin YearEntered CirculationActive Circulation*
1983443,053,510227,466,099
1993114,744,50072,099,396
199800
200361,596,50047,369,088
20083,910,0003,326,484
1983, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008623,304,510350,261,067

Change Checking Chances: When receiving a £1 coin in your change you have about a 1 in 4 chance of finding this design.


Additional information about this £1 coin:
Coin Name Royal Arms
Denomination £1
Details Royal Arms representing the United Kingdom
In Circulation Yes
Edge Inscription DECUS ET TUTAMEN
Design By: Eric Sewell

Notes: Entered Circulation data from The Royal Mint website. *Active Circulation is an estimated figure based on an assumed year on year reduction in circulating coins.