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1 Pound - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait, Royal Arms
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 1983 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, rendered in the second crowned portrait by Arnold Machin, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. The Queen is shown with a draped bust, her hair elegantly set beneath the tiara. The sovereign's titles appear as a continuous legend encircling the effigy, with the date positioned to the lower right of the portrait. The design is contained within a plain field with a milled border. |
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| Reverse description | The full Royal Arms of the United Kingdom displayed in heraldic achievement, centrally positioned in the field, with the quartered shield bearing the arms of England, Scotland, and Ireland surmounted by the Imperial State Crown. The dexter supporter is a crowned lion guardant and the sinister supporter is a unicorn passant in chains, both rendered in fine relief. A garter ribbon inscribed HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE encircles the shield, and a flowing scroll beneath bears the motto DIEU ET MON DROIT flanking a Tudor rose. The denomination ONE POUND appears as a bold legend along the lower exergue, with a beaded border encircling the entire design. |
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| Edge | Milled with incuse lettering |
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