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One Pound Coin
One Pound Coin
One Pound Coin

One Pound Coin

Date2016
Object NameCoin
Mediumcopper alloy
ClassificationsCoins
DimensionsOverall (Depth x Diameter, Weight): 2.8 × 23.43mm, 8.75gm
AcquisitionPresented in 2018 by James Inglis.
LocationOn Display - Gallery 18
Object numberABDMS095194
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This twelve-sided one-pound coin superseded the familiar round one and is intended to be much more difficult to counterfeit.
Exhibitions
Image Not Available for Proof Coin Set (Commonwealth Games)
Proof Coin Set (Commonwealth Games)
Queen Elizabeth II
2002
Image Not Available for 1985 Proof Coin Set: £1; 50p; 20p; 10p; 5p; 2p; 1p
1985 Proof Coin Set: £1; 50p; 20p; 10p; 5p; 2p; 1p
Queen Elizabeth II
1985
Image Not Available for 1986 Proof Coin Set: \2;\1;50p.;20p.;10p.;5p.;2p.;1p
1986 Proof Coin Set: \2;\1;50p.;20p.;10p.;5p.;2p.;1p
Queen Elizabeth II
1986
Image Not Available for 1991 Proof Coin Set: £1; 50p; 20p; 10p; 5p; 2p; 1p
1991 Proof Coin Set: £1; 50p; 20p; 10p; 5p; 2p; 1p
Queen Elizabeth II
1991
Image Not Available for Pocket Syringe
Pocket Syringe
Aberdeen University Institute of Medical Sciences
1940s
Image Not Available for Revolving Plate Fishing Reel
Revolving Plate Fishing Reel
c. 1900
Image Not Available for Lumbar Puncture Needle
Lumbar Puncture Needle
House of Daviot
Image Not Available for Glycerine Injection Syringe
Glycerine Injection Syringe
Possibly 1930 - 1950
Sporty Trophy and Stand
Sporting Trophy and Stand
Robert Bruce
1931
Image Not Available for Premier Electric Kettle
Premier Electric Kettle
early 20th Century
Hornby Wagon
Hornby Wagon
London Midland and Scottish Railway Company
1920s
Image Not Available for Rolling Parallel Rule
Rolling Parallel Rule
John Smith
1840s
Pineapple Seller Brooch by Abbott and Ellwood
Pineapple Seller Brooch
Abbott & Ellwood
Image Not Available for Sword And Sheath
Sword And Sheath
Brigadier Frost Pasha
Milk Traffic Hornby Wagon
Milk Traffic Hornby Wagon
London Midland and Scottish Railway Company
1920s
Image Not Available for TRURO
TRURO
DUTHIE
1922
Blue Plastic Necklace
Blue Plastic Necklace
1950s
Image Not Available for Sixpence
Sixpence
Queen Elizabeth II
1961
Image Not Available for Halfpenny ( included in `Britain's First Decimal Coins' set)
Halfpenny ( included in `Britain's First Decimal Coins' set)
Queen Elizabeth II
1971
Image Not Available for Commemorative Illustrated Folder containing two x two-pound coins (Brunel)
Commemorative Illustrated Folder containing two x two-pound coins (Brunel)
Ian Rank-Broadley
2006
Image Not Available for Penny ( included in `Britain's First Decimal Coins' set)
Penny ( included in `Britain's First Decimal Coins' set)
Queen Elizabeth II
1971
Mug celebrating Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II
Mug celebrating Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II
1977
Image Not Available for One-sou Bank Token (Lower Canada)
One-sou Bank Token (Lower Canada)
1837
Image Not Available for One-sou Bank Token (Lower Canada)
One-sou Bank Token (Lower Canada)
1837