Queen Elizabeth II 1p - 20p: Royal Arms

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Circulating mintage:

3,551,068,420

Years of issue:

2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020

Scarcity Index:

1 - Common More info

Coin Information:

In August 2005 the Royal Mint launched a competition to find new reverse designs for all circulating coins apart from the £2 coin. The winner, announced in April 2008, was Matthew Dent, whose designs were gradually introduced into the circulating British coinage from mid-2008. The designs for the 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p and 50p coins depict sections of the Royal Shield that form the whole shield when placed together. The 5p coin depicts the centre of the Royal shield, showing the meeting point of the four quarters.