In celebration of all things Welsh to mark St. David’s Day, we’ve taken a look back at how Wales has been represented on the £1 coin since decimalisation. From leeks, to dragons and daffodils, do you have any of the following designs in your collection? Share a photo on social using #WelshPound.
1985 and 1990 £1 Coin
- Design: A leek and Royal Diadem
- Edge Inscription: ‘Pleidiol Wyf I’m Gwlad’. Translation: ‘True am I to my country from the Welsh National Anthem
- Designer: Leslie Durbin
1995 and 2000 £1 Coin
- Design: Dragon passant
- Edge Inscription: ‘Pleidiol Wyf I’m Gwlad’
- Designer: Norman Sillman
2011 £1 Coin
- Design: A depiction of the official badges of the capital cities of the United Kingdom, with the badge of Cardiff being the principle focus.
- Edge Inscription: ‘A Ddraig Goch Ddyry Cychwyn’. Translation ‘The Red Dragon shall lead’ (The Motto of Cardiff).
- Designer: Stuart Devlin
2013 £1 Coin
- Design: the floral emblem of Wales
- Edge Inscription: ‘Pleidiol Wyf I’m Gwlad’
- Designer: Timothy Noad
£1 Coin 2016 to 2023
In 2016 we stopped striking the ‘round pound’ in favour of the new 12-sided £1 – the most innovative coin we have produced in our 1,100 year history. All nations appear together in the coin design, with Wales represented by a leek.
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