2 pounds, 2002
Weight: 12gm
Metal: bimetallic copper nickel centre with nickel brass rim
Diameter: 28.35mm
Reverse: Celtic designs
Edge lettering: Standing on the shoulders of Giants.
Metal: bimetallic copper nickel centre with nickel brass rim
Diameter: 28.35mm
Reverse: Celtic designs
Edge lettering: Standing on the shoulders of Giants.
This phrase " standing on the shoulders of giants" was famously cited by Isaac Newton and it means to carry forward the intellectual work done by thinkers of the past. We are like dwarfs on the shoulders of giants, so that we can see more and farther than they did.
England one pound, oak tree
The oak's sturdy timber was used to build the frames of houses, barns and halls, and the ships of Francis Drake and Horatio Nelson - the "heart of oak" celebrated in the official march of the British Navy. The tree was also sacred to the Druids and the Anglo-Saxons, and it sheltered an English king, Charles II, when he was on the run from his enemies.
Oak tree is also a national symbol of Germany.
One pound plantegenet lions
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England one pound - III
1 pound, Celtic cross
Broighter torc and bowl
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Celtic cross
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1 pound, Welsh dragon
England one pound - II
1 pound, Welsh leek
1 pound scottish thistle
1 pound, Menai bridge
Thomas Telford was assigned the task of improving the route from London to Holyhead, which is one of the key terminals to Dublin, and one of the key improvements was his design of the suspension bridge over the Menai Strait between a point near Bangor on the mainland and the village of Porthaethwy on Anglesey. The bridge was opened to much fanfare on 30 January 1826 and reduced the journey time from London to Holyhead from 36 to 27 hours, a saving of 9 hours.
Menai suspension bridge
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England one pound - I
England coat of arms
The Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom is the official coat of arms of the British monarch, currently Queen Elizabeth II.
The shield is quartered, depicting in the first and fourth quarters the three passant guardant lions of England; the rampant lion of Scotland in the second; and in the third, a harp for Northern Ireland.
The crest is a statant guardant lion wearing the imperial crown, himself on another representation of that crown.
The dexter supporter is a likewise crowned English lion; the sinister, a Scottish unicorn. According to legend a free unicorn was considered a very dangerous beast; therefore the heraldic unicorn is chained, as were both supporting unicorns in the Royal coat of arms of Scotland.
England coat of arms
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The shield is quartered, depicting in the first and fourth quarters the three passant guardant lions of England; the rampant lion of Scotland in the second; and in the third, a harp for Northern Ireland.
The crest is a statant guardant lion wearing the imperial crown, himself on another representation of that crown.
The dexter supporter is a likewise crowned English lion; the sinister, a Scottish unicorn. According to legend a free unicorn was considered a very dangerous beast; therefore the heraldic unicorn is chained, as were both supporting unicorns in the Royal coat of arms of Scotland.
The coat features both the motto of English monarchs, Dieu et mon droit (God and my right), and the motto of the Order of the Garter, Honi soit qui mal y pense (Shamed be he who thinks ill of it) on a representation of the Garter behind the shield.
1 pound, 1983
Weight: 9.5gm
Metal: Nickel-brass
22.5mm
Reverse: England coat of arms
Obverse: queen Elizabeth II
Metal: Nickel-brass
22.5mm
Reverse: England coat of arms
Obverse: queen Elizabeth II
1 pound, 1993
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Edge lettering on pound coins
1 pound, 2003
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Crown, royal wedding
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Diameter: 38.5mm
Metal: copper-nickel
Obverse: Queen Elizabeth on horseback
Reverse: Eagle at center, crown at top.
Crown, silver jubilee of queen's reign
Metal: copper-nickel
Obverse: Queen Elizabeth on horseback
Reverse: Eagle at center, crown at top.
The crown is well known for its size and bulk, being the largest coin to be circulated in recent times along with the Eisenhower dollar. It is equal to 25 cents as per the value in the decimal coinage system, though crown is also used as 5 pound coin. These crowns were released on some special occasions.
20 pence, 1982
20 pence, 1990
20 pence, 1999
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Metal: copper-nickel
Diameter: 21.4mm
Reverse: Tudor rose
The tudor rose is the traditional heraldic floral symbol from the Tudor dynasty of England.
When Henry Tudor defeated Richard III and took over the crown of England, he brought to an end the Wars of the Roses between the House of Lancaster (whose badge was a red rose) and the House of York (whose badge was a white rose). His father was Edmund Tudor from the House of Richmond, and his mother was Margaret Beaufort from the House of Lancaster; he married Elizabeth of York to bring all factions together.
Henry adopted the Tudor Rose badge which comprised of the White Rose of York and the Red Rose of Lancaster. The Tudor Rose is occasionally seen divided in quarters (heraldically as 'quartered') and vertically (in heraldic terms per pale) red and white.Quite often, the Tudor Rose is depicted as a double rose, white on red and is always described, heraldically, as "proper".
ngland 10 pence
When Henry Tudor defeated Richard III and took over the crown of England, he brought to an end the Wars of the Roses between the House of Lancaster (whose badge was a red rose) and the House of York (whose badge was a white rose). His father was Edmund Tudor from the House of Richmond, and his mother was Margaret Beaufort from the House of Lancaster; he married Elizabeth of York to bring all factions together.
Henry adopted the Tudor Rose badge which comprised of the White Rose of York and the Red Rose of Lancaster. The Tudor Rose is occasionally seen divided in quarters (heraldically as 'quartered') and vertically (in heraldic terms per pale) red and white.Quite often, the Tudor Rose is depicted as a double rose, white on red and is always described, heraldically, as "proper".
ngland 10 pence
10 pence, 1979
Metal: copper-nickel
Diameter: 28.5mm
Obverse: Elizabeth young bust
Reverse: guardant lion passant crowned
10 pence, 1992
Former crest of England: guardant lion passant crowned
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The origins of the original badge go back to the time of the Plantagenet Kings of England. Displaying an "open" crown and of particularly fine craftsmanship, it is almost certainly a Royal badge from the reign of Henry the 6th, who was crowned on November 6th 1429. Similar badges, from later Tudor England, display a "closed crown" upon a lion's head, the style which has survived in Royal Heraldry to the present day."
5 pence, 1970
Metal: copper-nickel
Diameter: 18mm
Reverse: crowned thistle
Thistle is a common name given to a group of flowering plants characterized by leaves with sharp prickles on the margins. The thistle is an ancient Celtic symbol of nobility: by character and by birth, and hurting a thistle invokes some punishment. In one story, a barefoot Viking attacker stepped on a thistle and cried out, alerting the defenders. The thistle is the national flower of Scotland for hitherto unknown reasons.
5 pence, 2008
2 pence, 1988
Badge of prince of Wales
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Metal: copper plated steel
Weight: 7.12gm
Diameter: 25.9mm
The reverse shows the badge of the prince of Wales: Three white ostrich feathers emerging from a golden coronet. The ribbon below the coronet bears the motto: "Ich dien", which is German for "I serve". The batch is used to symbolize Wales, and is also used by the Welsh rugby league. The batch does not have any relation to the native princes of Wales, but is apparently associated with the Black Prince Edward, eldest son of Edward III. It is said that the prince had taken the badge from the blind John I of Bohemia, whom he admired for his bravery. The prince had fought against John I in the battle of Crecy in 1346 and went to his dead body after the battle. He took his helmet lined with ostrich feathers. The helmet along with the motto of "Ich dien" made up the prince's badge and was also used by the subsequent princes of Wales.
The motto of "Ich dien" sounds like "Eich Dyn" ehich means "your man" in Welsh which may have helped to endear the motto, although there are groups among the Welsh who do not particularly like the motto and it is rejected by Welsh nationalists as it is seen as a symbol of the British monarchy rather than Wales.
Half penny, 1971
Half penny, 1965
The Golden Hind was a galleon from England which was primarily known for its circumnavigation of the world under Sir Francis Drake between 1577 and 1580. It was known as the Pelican at first, but Drake renamed it mid voyage in 1978 as it entered the Magellan Straits to compliment his patron Christopher Hatton, who was the lord counselor and favorite of queen Elizabeth I of England. Chritopher Hatton had a golden hind(female deer) as his armorial crest.
After Drake's voyage, the ship was maintained at Deptford for public viewing, making it perhaps the first example of a historical ship being shown to public. The Golden Hinde remained there for 100 years until it eventually rotted away and was broken down.
After Drake's voyage, the ship was maintained at Deptford for public viewing, making it perhaps the first example of a historical ship being shown to public. The Golden Hinde remained there for 100 years until it eventually rotted away and was broken down.
Half penny, George V 1919
England 1 penny - II
1 penny, 1913
Britannia is an ancient term for Great Britain, and also a female avatar of the country. The Roman empire began its conquest of Great Britain in 43 AD,they established a province called Britannia. The group of islands of and around Britain were called as Britannia on the name of the Roman colony. Later on Britannia came to be used for Britain alone, and the Celts were called Britons. Britannia was personified as a goddess armed with a shield and spear in the 2nd century, and this name and symbolism survived the withdrawal of the Romans in the fifth century.
1 penny, 1996
England 1 penny - I
A portcullis
1 Penny, 2005![england one penny 2005](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjfLyP1bmxrtMX5kPXfA4F-Gf1nzptm2Ye0PcO9D1QYhJom7QFnLSLnZuIh3KEMW6IfKJ7leqVys1M9Ncs82pR_llSX-_s_ABBbL28WnOX2t7E-C90N_en7ZAVfK4ySp8XI0mq71FspHJ/s400/1-penny-england-2005.JPG)
The new one penny coin is from the new set of coins to be designed by Matthew Dent, who was the winner of a public desigining contest opened by the government for the design of the new coins. The reverse shows a section of the royal shield, and it is said that when all of the coins in the new set are placed together, the shield is re-formed.
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The old design of the one cent features a crowned portcullis flanked by chains on the obverse. A portcullis is an old fashioned gate, made of wood, metal or a combination of the two and often used for fortification of some entrance, most often to a fort. The portcullis moved by gliding up and down and was in the form of latticed bars. We had a sliding rope over pulley mechansim for pulling up the gate. It was the last line of defence during the time of an attack or siege. The gate closed very rapidly by falling if we let the rope be free. There was usually a double portcullis system for the entrance, and when some attackers came, the gate on the inside was closed first, and then the gate on outside was closed, trapping the enemy within. Then some hot sand could be poured on the enemy from the roof above,and there were also arrow slits so that archers or crossbowmen could quickly eliminate the enemy.
The crowned portcullis is shown here as it is a symbol of the British parliament.
1 Penny, 2008
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