United Kingdom decimal coins issued into general circulation up to 31 December 2008

View figures for £2 - 50p

20p 10p 5p 2p 1p 1/2p
1968 336,143,250 98,868,250
1969 314,008,000 120,270,000
1970 133,571,000 225,948,525
1971 63,205,000 81,783,475 1,454,856,250 1,521,666,250 1,394,188,250
1972
1973 152,174,000 280,196,000 365,680,000
1974 92,741,000 330,892,000 365,448,000
1975 181,559,000 141,539,000 145,545,000 221,604,000 197,600,000
1976 228,220,000 181,379,000 300,160,000 412,172,000
1977 59,323,000 24,308,000 109,281,000 285,430,000 66,368,000
1978 61,094,000 189,658,000 292,770,000 59,532,000
1979 115,457,000 155,456,000 260,200,000 459,000,000 219,132,000
1980 88,650,000 220,566,000 408,527,000 416,304,000 202,788,000
1981 3,487,000 353,191,000 301,800,000 46,748,000
1982 740,815,000 100,292,000 190,752,000
1983 158,463,000 243,002,000 7,600,000
1984 65,350,965 154,759,625  
1985 74,273,699 107,113,000 200,605,245  
1986 168,967,500 369,989,130  
1987 137,450,000 48,220,000 218,100,750 499,946,000  
1988 38,038,344 120,744,610 419,889,000 793,492,000  
1989 132,013,890 101,406,000 359,226,000 658,142,000  
1990 88,097,500 1,634,976,005 204,499,700 529,047,500  
1991 35,901,250 724,979,000 86,625,250 206,457,600  
1992 31,205,000 1,413,455,170 453,173,500 102,247,000 253,867,000  
1993 123,123,750 235,674,000 602,590,000  
1994 67,131,250 93,602,000 531,628,000 843,834,000  
1995 102,005,000 43,259,000 183,384,000 124,482,000 303,314,000  
1996 83,163,750 118,738,000 302,902,000 296,278,000 723,840,060  
1997 89,518,750 99,196,000 236,596,000 496,116,000 396,874,000  
1998 76,965,000 217,376,000 98,676,000 (bronze) 739,770,000  
115,154,000
(copper-plated steel)
1999 73,478,750 195,490,000 353,816,000 891,392,000  
2000 136,428,750 134,733,000 388,512,000 536,659,000 1,060,420,000  
2001 148,122,500 129,281,000 337,930,000 551,880,000 928,698,000  
2002 93,360,000 80,934,000 219,258,000 168,556,000 601,446,000  
2003 153,383,750 88,118,000 333,230,000 260,225,000 539,436,000  
2004 120,212,500 99,602,000 271,810,000 356,396,000 739,764,000  
2005 124,488,750 69,604,000 236,212,000 280,396,000 536,318,000  
2006 114,800,000 118,803,000 317,697,000 170,637,000 524,605,000  
2007 117,075,000 72,720,000 246,720,000 254,500,000 548,002,000  
2008 11,900,000
(Gardner)
9,720,000
(Ironside)
92,880,000
(Ironside)
10,600,000
(Ironside)
180,600,000
(Ironside)
 
  115,022,000
(Dent)
71,447,000
(Dent)
165,172,000
(Dent)
241,679,000
(Dent)
507,952,000
(Dent)
 

2009

94,500,300 60,000,000 125,520,300 65,200,000 469,207,800  

From 1971 to 1991, 1p and 2p coins intended for general circulation were struck in bronze. Since 1992 they have been struck in copper-plated steel, apart from in 1998 when 2p coins were produced in bronze as well as in copper-plated steel

Updated and revised, March 2009