British coins by value

Pence and pounds sterling of ordinary coinage

Denomination index

½ penny1 penny2 pence5 pence
½ penny1 penny2 pence5 pence
10 pence20 pence50 pence1 pound
10 pence20 pence50 pence1 pound
2 pounds
2 pounds

The catalogue of ordinary British coins is organized by face value, from the halfpenny to two pounds. The tables show the main metal and design changes since decimalisation.

½ penny

½ penny
Bronze
1971–1984
Elizabeth II
United Kingdom — ½ penny · Corona di sant’Edoardo — obverse
United Kingdom — ½ penny · Corona di sant’Edoardo — reverse

1 penny

1 penny1 penny1 penny1 penny
BronzeCopper-plated steelCopper-plated steelCopper-plated steel
1971–19921992–20082008–20222023–2026
Elizabeth IIElizabeth IIElizabeth IICharles III
United Kingdom — 1 penny · Saracinesca — obverseUnited Kingdom — 1 penny · Saracinesca — obverseUnited Kingdom — 1 penny · Frammento dello scudo reale — obverseUnited Kingdom — 1 penny · Charles III — moscardino — obverse
United Kingdom — 1 penny · Saracinesca — reverseUnited Kingdom — 1 penny · Saracinesca — reverseUnited Kingdom — 1 penny · Frammento dello scudo reale — reverseUnited Kingdom — 1 penny · Charles III — moscardino — reverse

2 pence

2 pence2 pence2 pence
BronzeCopper-plated steelCopper-plated steel
1971–19991992–20082008–2022
Elizabeth IIElizabeth IIElizabeth II
United Kingdom — 2 pence · Piume del principe di Galles — obverseUnited Kingdom — 2 pence · Piume del principe di Galles — obverseUnited Kingdom — 2 pence · Frammento dello scudo reale — obverse
United Kingdom — 2 pence · Piume del principe di Galles — reverseUnited Kingdom — 2 pence · Piume del principe di Galles — reverseUnited Kingdom — 2 pence · Frammento dello scudo reale — reverse

5 pence

5 pence5 pence5 pence5 pence5 pence
CupronickelCupronickelCupronickelNickel-plated steelNickel-plated steel
1971–19901990–20082008–20102011–20222023–2026
Elizabeth IIElizabeth IIElizabeth IIElizabeth IICharles III
United Kingdom — 5 pence · Cardo coronato — modulo grande — obverseUnited Kingdom — 5 pence · Cardo coronato — obverseUnited Kingdom — 5 pence · Frammento dello scudo reale — obverseUnited Kingdom — 5 pence · Frammento dello scudo reale — obverseUnited Kingdom — 5 pence · Charles III — ramo di quercia — obverse
United Kingdom — 5 pence · Cardo coronato — modulo grande — reverseUnited Kingdom — 5 pence · Cardo coronato — reverseUnited Kingdom — 5 pence · Frammento dello scudo reale — reverseUnited Kingdom — 5 pence · Frammento dello scudo reale — reverseUnited Kingdom — 5 pence · Charles III — ramo di quercia — reverse

10 pence

10 pence10 pence10 pence10 pence10 pence
CupronickelCupronickelCupronickelNickel-plated steelNickel-plated steel
1971–19811992–20082008–20102011–20222023–2026
Elizabeth IIElizabeth IIElizabeth IIElizabeth IICharles III
United Kingdom — 10 pence · Leone coronato — modulo grande — obverseUnited Kingdom — 10 pence · Leone coronato — obverseUnited Kingdom — 10 pence · Frammento dello scudo reale — obverseUnited Kingdom — 10 pence · Frammento dello scudo reale — obverseUnited Kingdom — 10 pence · Gallo cedrone — obverse
United Kingdom — 10 pence · Leone coronato — modulo grande — reverseUnited Kingdom — 10 pence · Leone coronato — reverseUnited Kingdom — 10 pence · Frammento dello scudo reale — reverseUnited Kingdom — 10 pence · Frammento dello scudo reale — reverseUnited Kingdom — 10 pence · Gallo cedrone — reverse

20 pence

20 pence20 pence20 pence
CupronickelCupronickelCupronickel
1982–20082008–20222023–2026
Elizabeth IIElizabeth IICharles III
United Kingdom — 20 pence · Rosa Tudor — obverseUnited Kingdom — 20 pence · Frammento dello scudo reale — obverseUnited Kingdom — 20 pence · Charles III — Atlantic puffin — obverse
United Kingdom — 20 pence · Rosa Tudor — reverseUnited Kingdom — 20 pence · Frammento dello scudo reale — reverseUnited Kingdom — 20 pence · Charles III — Atlantic puffin — reverse

50 pence

50 pence50 pence50 pence50 pence
CupronickelCupronickelCupronickelCupronickel
1971–19971997–20092008–20222023–2026
Elizabeth IIElizabeth IIElizabeth IICharles III
United Kingdom — 50 pence · Britannia — modulo grande — obverseUnited Kingdom — 50 pence · Britannia — modulo ridotto — obverseUnited Kingdom — 50 pence · Frammento dello scudo reale — obverseUnited Kingdom — 50 pence · Charles III — Atlantic salmon — obverse
United Kingdom — 50 pence · Britannia — modulo grande — reverseUnited Kingdom — 50 pence · Britannia — modulo ridotto — reverseUnited Kingdom — 50 pence · Frammento dello scudo reale — reverseUnited Kingdom — 50 pence · Charles III — Atlantic salmon — reverse

1 pound

1 pound1 pound1 pound1 pound
Nickel brassNickel brassBimetallicBimetallic
1983–20152008–20152016–20222023–2026
Elizabeth IIElizabeth IIElizabeth IICharles III
1 pound · Leone scozzese · 1994 — obverseUnited Kingdom — 1 pound · Tonda — scudo reale — obverseUnited Kingdom — 1 pound · Nations of the Crown — obverseUnited Kingdom — 1 pound · Bees — obverse
1 pound · Leone scozzese · 1994 — reverseUnited Kingdom — 1 pound · Tonda — scudo reale — reverseUnited Kingdom — 1 pound · Nations of the Crown — reverseUnited Kingdom — 1 pound · Bees — reverse

Round pound designs (1983–2014)

1 pound · Royal Arms1 pound · Scottish Thistle1 pound · Welsh Leek1 pound · Northern Irish Flax
Nickel brassNickel brassNickel brassNickel brass
1983 | 1993 | 1998-2008 | 20151984 | 19891985-19901986-1991
Elizabeth IIElizabeth IIElizabeth IIElizabeth II
United Kingdom — 1 pound · Royal Arms — obverse (shared reference)United Kingdom — 1 pound · Scottish Thistle — obverse (shared reference)United Kingdom — 1 pound · Welsh Leek — obverse (shared reference)United Kingdom — 1 pound · Northern Irish Flax — obverse (shared reference)
United Kingdom — 1 pound · Royal Arms — reverseUnited Kingdom — 1 pound · Scottish Thistle — reverseUnited Kingdom — 1 pound · Welsh Leek — reverseUnited Kingdom — 1 pound · Northern Irish Flax — reverse
1 pound · English Oak1 pound · Crowned Royal Shield1 pound · Welsh Dragon1 pound · Celtic Cross
Nickel brassNickel brassNickel brassNickel brass
1987-199219881995 | 20001996 | 2001
Elizabeth IIElizabeth IIElizabeth IIElizabeth II
United Kingdom — 1 pound · English Oak — obverse (shared reference)United Kingdom — 1 pound · Crowned Royal Shield — obverse (shared reference)United Kingdom — 1 pound · Welsh Dragon — obverse (shared reference)United Kingdom — 1 pound · Celtic Cross — obverse (shared reference)
United Kingdom — 1 pound · English Oak — reverseUnited Kingdom — 1 pound · Crowned Royal Shield — reverseUnited Kingdom — 1 pound · Welsh Dragon — reverseUnited Kingdom — 1 pound · Celtic Cross — reverse
1 pound · English Lions1 pound · Forth Bridge1 pound · Menai Bridge1 pound · Egyptian Arch Bridge
Nickel brassNickel brassNickel brassNickel brass
1997 | 2002200420052006
Elizabeth IIElizabeth IIElizabeth IIElizabeth II
United Kingdom — 1 pound · English Lions — obverse (shared reference)United Kingdom — 1 pound · Forth Bridge — obverse (shared reference)United Kingdom — 1 pound · Menai Bridge — obverse (shared reference)United Kingdom — 1 pound · Egyptian Arch Bridge — obverse (shared reference)
United Kingdom — 1 pound · English Lions — reverseUnited Kingdom — 1 pound · Forth Bridge — reverseUnited Kingdom — 1 pound · Menai Bridge — reverseUnited Kingdom — 1 pound · Egyptian Arch Bridge — reverse
1 pound · Gateshead Millennium Bridge1 pound · London1 pound · Belfast1 pound · Edinburgh
Nickel brassNickel brassNickel brassNickel brass
2007201020102011
Elizabeth IIElizabeth IIElizabeth IIElizabeth II
United Kingdom — 1 pound · Gateshead Millennium Bridge — obverse (shared reference)United Kingdom — 1 pound · London — obverse (shared reference)United Kingdom — 1 pound · Belfast — obverse (shared reference)United Kingdom — 1 pound · Edinburgh — obverse (shared reference)
United Kingdom — 1 pound · Gateshead Millennium Bridge — reverseUnited Kingdom — 1 pound · London — reverseUnited Kingdom — 1 pound · Belfast — reverseUnited Kingdom — 1 pound · Edinburgh — reverse
1 pound · Cardiff1 pound · Oak and Rose1 pound · Leek and Daffodil1 pound · Flax and Shamrock
Nickel brassNickel brassNickel brassNickel brass
2011201320132014
Elizabeth IIElizabeth IIElizabeth IIElizabeth II
United Kingdom — 1 pound · Cardiff — obverse (shared reference)United Kingdom — 1 pound · Oak and Rose — obverse (shared reference)United Kingdom — 1 pound · Leek and Daffodil — obverse (shared reference)United Kingdom — 1 pound · Flax and Shamrock — obverse (shared reference)
United Kingdom — 1 pound · Cardiff — reverseUnited Kingdom — 1 pound · Oak and Rose — reverseUnited Kingdom — 1 pound · Leek and Daffodil — reverseUnited Kingdom — 1 pound · Flax and Shamrock — reverse
1 pound · Thistle and Bluebell
Nickel brass
2014
Elizabeth II
United Kingdom — 1 pound · Thistle and Bluebell — obverse (shared reference)
United Kingdom — 1 pound · Thistle and Bluebell — reverse

2 pounds

2 pounds2 pounds
BimetallicBimetallic
1997–20152015–2022
Elizabeth IIElizabeth II
United Kingdom — 2 pounds · Bimetallic — Technology — obverseUnited Kingdom — 2 pounds · Britannia bimetallica — obverse
United Kingdom — 2 pounds · Bimetallic — Technology — reverseUnited Kingdom — 2 pounds · Britannia bimetallica — reverse