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2. One pound coin - Wikipedia

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   The British one pound (£1) coin is a denomination of sterling coinage. Its obverse bears the Latin engraving ELIZABETH II D G REG (Dei Gratia Regina) F D (Fidei defensor) meaning, 'Elizabeth II, by the grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith '. [1][2] It has featured the profile of Queen Elizabeth II since the original coin's introduction ...

3. Sovereign (British coin) - Wikipedia

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   The sovereign is a British gold coin with a nominal value of one pound sterling (£1) and contains 0.2354 troy oz of pure gold. Struck since 1817, it was originally a circulating coin that was accepted in Britain and elsewhere in the world; it is now a bullion coin and is sometimes mounted in jewellery. In addition, circulation strikes and ...

4. List of British banknotes and coins - Wikipedia

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   Gold and silver bullion coins, either one — or multiples, or fractions of — troy ounces. Five pounds: £5 Introduced in 1990 as a commemorative coin, as a continuation of the old crown, replacing the commemorative role of the twenty-five pence coin. The Valiant: various values: Bullion / collectors' coins issued in 2018 to 2021; 1 troy ...

5. Coins of the pound sterling - Wikipedia

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   The half farthing (⁠ 1 / 8 ⁠ of a penny, ⁠ 1 / 1920 ⁠ of a pound) coin was initially minted in 1828 for use in Ceylon, but was declared legal tender in the United Kingdom in 1842. [61] The third farthing (⁠ 1 / 12 ⁠ of a penny, ⁠ 1 / 2880 ⁠ of a pound) coin was minted for use in Malta, starting in 1827. [61]

6. Threepence (British coin) - Wikipedia

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   The British threepence piece, usually simply known as a threepence, thruppence, or thruppenny bit, was a denomination of sterling coinage worth of one pound or of one shilling. It was used in the United Kingdom, and earlier in Great Britain and England. Similar denominations were later used throughout the British Empire and Commonwealth ...

7. Florin (British coin) - Wikipedia

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   The British florin, or two- shilling piece (2/– or 2s.), was a coin worth 1⁄10 of one pound, or 24 pence. It was issued from 1849 until 1967, with a final issue for collectors dated 1970. It was the last coin circulating immediately prior to decimalisation to be demonetised, in 1993, having for a quarter of a century circulated alongside ...