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1 Pound - Elizabeth II Royal Arms, Silver Piedfort
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 1983 |
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| Technique | Proof |
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| Obverse description | The second decimal effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, as modelled by Arnold Machin, depicted in right-facing truncated bust with the hair elegantly swept up and adorned with a diadem. The portrait is rendered with fine sculptural detail characteristic of the Machin series, set against a deeply mirrored proof field. The circular legend reads ELIZABETH II to the right and D G REG F D with the date 1983 to the left, all separated by raised dots. The design is bordered by a continuous inner ring of raised beads. |
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| Reverse description | The full Royal Arms of the United Kingdom, engraved by Eric Sewell, occupies the central field. The quartered shield displays the arms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, surmounted by the Imperial State Crown and flanked by the crowned lion guardant of England to the dexter and the chained unicorn of Scotland to the sinister. A compartment with floral badges — rose, thistle, and shamrock — appears below, and a scrolled ribbon bearing the motto DIEU ET MON DROIT is inscribed beneath. The Garter motto HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE encircles the shield, and the denomination ONE POUND is inscribed in the lower field. The design is bordered by a continuous ring of raised beads. |
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Piedforts have no circulation function — they exist purely as collector artifacts, struck at double the standard planchet thickness using the same dies as the ordinary issue. The Royal Mint revived the piedfort tradition for British coinage in 1982 after a gap of several centuries, making this 1983 piece only the second modern British piedfort produced. Original mintage was capped at 10,000.