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Title: What does it say on the side of a 1 Pound coin?
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on August 17, 2006, 05:36:28 PM

Just what it says on the tin:

What is inscribed on the edge of a 1 Pound coin, and what does it mean?

Title: What does it say on the side of a 1 Pound coin?
Post by: chrisola on August 17, 2006, 05:48:31 PM

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There are five edge inscriptions that have been used. All of them are superimposed on a reeded edge, and are applied to the blanks before the coin is struck. Thus there is a 50% chance of the edge inscription being a particular way up. Blanks with the edge inscription but no design or edge reading have been found in circulation, but are very rare.

   1. DECUS ET TUTAMEN, meaning 'An Ornament and a Safeguard'
      Used on British, English and Northern Ireland designs.

   2. NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT, meaning 'No-one provokes me with impunity', which is the Latin Motto of the Order of the Thistle.
      Used on Scottish designs.

   3. PLEIDOL WYF I'M GWLAD, meaning 'True am I to my country', taken from the Welsh National Anthem.
      Used on Welsh designs.

   4. A pattern of lozenges representing the cantilevers of the Forth Rail Bridge.
      Used on the 2004 Scottish design.

   5. A pattern representing bridges and pathways (which looks much the same as that for 2004).
      Used on the 2005 Welsh and 2006 Irish design.

There have been 20 distinct types of pound coin in the 24 years that it has been issued, with new designs from 1994 on, and again from 2004 onwards:

There you go :)

Title: What does it say on the side of a 1 Pound coin?
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on August 17, 2006, 06:20:03 PM

Thanx!

Title: What does it say on the side of a 1 Pound coin?
Post by: Bainzy on August 18, 2006, 10:07:05 PM

'PROPERTY OF RICHARD BAINES'

:mrgreen:

Title: What does it say on the side of a 1 Pound coin?
Post by: Johnny Mac on August 19, 2006, 09:41:56 PM

The two pound coin has 'Standing on the shoulder of giants' well one of the designs has. Oasis coined it for one of their album names. There cr@p so who cares!  :lol:

Edited!

Title: What does it say on the side of a 1 Pound coin?
Post by: CaffeineJunkie on August 19, 2006, 09:42:46 PM

thought it was 'standing on the shoulders of giants' ??

Title: What does it say on the side of a 1 Pound coin?
Post by: Johnny Mac on August 19, 2006, 09:43:57 PM

Your right it is shoulder.

Been a long day!

Lay off that caffine!

Title: What does it say on the side of a 1 Pound coin?
Post by: CaffeineJunkie on August 19, 2006, 09:44:31 PM

:p