Is my Shield of the Royal Arms £1 coin rare and valuable?

Shield of the Royal Arms
The Shield of the Royal Arms design is the twentysecond 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 Shield of the Royal Arms coin on our special £1 coin race collector chart.

Coin YearEntered CirculationActive Circulation*
200843,827,30037,286,646
200927,625,60023,982,488
201057,120,00050,599,317
201125,415,00022,973,147
201235,700,03032,928,570
201313,090,50012,320,674
201479,305,20076,164,714
201592,055,64090,214,527
2008 - 2015374,139,270346,470,083

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 Shield of the Royal Arms representing the United Kingdom
Denomination £1
Details
In Circulation Yes
Edge Inscription DECUS ET TUTAMEN
Design By: Matthew Dent

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.