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1 Pound - Elizabeth II Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Silver Proof
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse, designed by Edwina Ellis, depicts the iconic Gateshead Millennium Bridge spanning the full diameter of the coin, rendered in precise architectural detail with its distinctive tilting arc and suspension struts radiating symmetrically from the central arch. The bridge's walkway and support cables are faithfully reproduced, conveying the engineering elegance of this landmark over the River Tyne. The denomination ONE POUND is inscribed in the lower field, and the designer's initials EE appear to the right. The overall composition is enclosed within a decorative inner border formed by the bridge's radiating struts. |
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The Gateshead Millennium Bridge, completed in 2001, was the first bridge in the world designed to tilt as a single rigid structure — rotating on two curved beams to allow river traffic through. The Royal Mint issued this pound as part of its ongoing series commemorating bridges of the United Kingdom, a program that ran from 2004 to 2007 covering bridges from each of the four constituent nations. The Gateshead bridge represented England in the final year of the series.
The silver proof version shares its dies with the standard circulation strike but was produced to a considerably tighter tolerance at the proof finish stage.