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One £1 coin was issued in 1985, the national theme was Wales. Apart from the date, this coin is identical to the 1990 £1 coin.
Obverse Type 2 (bust design by Raphael Maklouf):
Reverse Type 3 (design by Leslie Durbin):
Edge: PLEIDIOL WYF I’M GWLAD.
Mintage for Circulation: 228,430,749.
Collectability/Scarcity: 1 (for scale details see here)
The story behind the design:
The obverse portrait of the Queen by Raphael Maklouf was used on all UK circulated coinage from 1985 to 1997 and was the third portrait of the Queen used on coinage.
The reverse design shows a Welsh leek in a coronet, by Leslie Durbin. The edge inscription ‘PLEIDIOL WYF I’M GWLAD’ is Welsh for ‘true am I to my country’.
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