The Egyptian Arch Bridge pattern was produced as part of the Royal Mint's competitive design process for the 2003 £1 coin, which ultimately selected the bridges of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland as its four-year reverse rotation. This piece represents one of the rejected submissions from that selection process — patterns of this kind were struck in small numbers for internal review and are rarely released into collector hands through official channels.
The Egyptian Arch Bridge pattern was produced as part of the Royal Mint's competitive design process for the 2003 £1 coin, which ultimately selected the bridges of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland as its four-year reverse rotation. This piece represents one of the rejected submissions from that selection process — patterns of this kind were struck in small numbers for internal review and are rarely released into collector hands through official channels.