United Kingdom decimal coins issued into general circulation up to 31 December 2011

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1968        
1969     188,400,000
(Britannia)
 
1970     19,461,500
(Britannia)
 
1971        
1972        
1973     89,775,000
(EEC)
 
1974        
1975        
1976     43,746,500
(Britannia)
 
1977     49,536,000
(Britannia)
 
1978     72,005,500
(Britannia)
 
1979     58,680,000
(Britannia)
 
1980     89,086,000
(Britannia)
 
1981     74,002,000
(Britannia)
 
1982     51,312,000
(Britannia)
740,815,000
1983   443,053,510
(Royal Arms)
62,824,904
(Britannia)
158,463,000
1984   146,256,501
(Thistle)
  65,350,965
1985   228,430,749
(Leek)
682,103
(Britannia)
74,273,699
1986   10,409,501
(Flax Plant)
   
1987   39,298,502
(Oak Tree)
  137,450,000
1988   7,118,825
(Royal Shield - Gorringe)
  38,038,344
1989   70,580,501
(Thistle)
  132,013,890
1990   97,269,302
(Leek)
  88,097,500
1991   38,443,575
(Flax Plant)
  35,901,250
1992   36,320,487
(Oak Tree)
109,000
(Single Market)
31,205,000
1993   114,744,500
(Royal Arms)
  123,123,750
1994   29,752,525
(Lion Rampant)
6,705,520
(D-Day)
67,131,250
1995   34,503,501
(Dragon)
  102,005,000
1996   89,886,000
(Celtic Cross)
  83,163,750
1997 13,734,625
(Technology)
57,117,450
(Three Lions)
456,364,100
(Britannia)
89,518,750
1998 91,110,375
(Technology)
  64,306,500
(Britannia)
76,965,000
    5,001,000
(NHS)
 
    5,043,000
(EU)
 
1999 33,719,000
(Technology)
  24,905,000
(Britannia)
73,478,750
4,933,000
(Rugby World Cup)
     
2000 25,770,000
(Technology)
109,496,500
(Dragon)
27,915,500
(Britannia)
136,428,750
    11,263,000
(Public Libraries Act)
 
2001 34,984,750
(Technology)
63,968,065
(Celtic Cross)
84,998,500
(Britannia)
148,122,500
4,558,000
(Marconi)
     
2002 13,024,750
(Technology)
77,818,000
(Three Lions)
23,907,500
(Britannia)
93,360,000
771,750
(Commonwealth Games - Scotland)
     
588,500
(Commonwealth Games - Wales)
     
485,500
(Commonwealth Games - Ireland)
     
650,500
(Commonwealth Games - England)
     
2003 17,531,250
(Technology)
61,596,500
(Royal Arms)
23,583,000
(Britannia)
153,383,750
4,299,000
(DNA)
  3,124,030
(Suffragettes)
 
2004 11,981,500
(Technology)
39,162,000
(Forth Railway Bridge)
35,315,500
(Britannia)
120,212,500
5,004,500
(Trevithick)
  9,032,500
(Roger Bannister)
 
2005 3,837,250
(Technology)
99,429,500
(Menai Bridge)
25,363,500
(Britannia)
124,488,750
10,191,000
(World War II)
  17,649,000
(Dictionary)
 
5,140,500
(Gunpowder Plot)
     
2006 16,715,000
(Technology)
38,938,000
(Egyptian Arch Bridge)
24,567,000
(Britannia)
114,800,000
7,928,250
(Brunel - portrait)
  12,087,000
(VC - award)
 
7,452,250
(Brunel - achievements)
  10,000,500
(VC - heroic acts)
 
2007 10,270,000
(Technology)
26,180,160
(Millennium Bridge)
11,200,000
(Britannia)
117,075,000
7,545,000
(Act of Union)
  7,710,750
(Scouting)
 
8,445,000
(Slave Trade)
     
2008 30,107,000
(Technology)
3,910,000
(Royal Arms)
3,500,000
(Britannia)
11,900,000
(Gardner)
910,000
(1908 Olympic Games)
43,827,300
(Royal Shield)
22,747,000
(Dent)
115,022,000
(Dent)
918,000
(Olympic Games Handover)
     
2009 8,775,000
(Technology)
27,625,600 (Royal Shield) 210,000
(Kew Gardens)
121,625,300
  3,903,000
(Darwin)
     
  3,253,000
(Burns)
     
2010 6,890,000
(Technology)
49,555,000
(Royal Shield)
7,010,090
(Girl Guiding)
112,875,500
  4,810,000
(Florence Nightingale)
     
2011 3,185,000 (Technology)   1,000,000
(WWF)
131,950,000
      Sporting series
(see table below)
 
         

Sporting series

2011 Aquatics 1,010,000
  Archery 1,010,000
  Athletics 1,010,000
  Badminton 1,005,000
  Basketball 1,005,000
  Boccia 1,005,000
  Boxing 805,000
  Canoeing 1,010,000
  Cycling 800,000
  Equestrian 1,005,000
  Fencing 1,005,000
  Football 500,000
  Goalball 1,005,000
  Gymnastics 1,007,313
  Handball 1,005,000
  Hockey 1,001,000
  Judo 1,005,000
  Modern Pentathlon 705,000
  Rowing 1,005,300
  Sailing 1,005,000
  Shooting 1,005,000
  Table tennis 1,010,000
  Taekwondo 1,005,000
  Tennis 605,000
  Triathlon 1,011,000
  Volleyball 1,005,000
  Weightlifting 1,105,000
  Wrestling 505,000

Updated and revised, January 2012

 
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