Coins of Elizabeth II

The British decimal series since 1971

Elizabeth II coins are grouped by series and period of introduction, with the denominations in ascending order within each group. The years in the headings refer to the coin types; their circulation can continue beyond the reign of the sovereign.

Original decimal coin types

½ penny1 penny2 pence
BronzeBronzeBronze
1971–19841971–19921971–1999
Elizabeth IIElizabeth IIElizabeth II
United Kingdom — ½ penny · Corona di sant’Edoardo — obverseUnited Kingdom — 1 penny · Saracinesca — obverseUnited Kingdom — 2 pence · Piume del principe di Galles — obverse
United Kingdom — ½ penny · Corona di sant’Edoardo — reverseUnited Kingdom — 1 penny · Saracinesca — reverseUnited Kingdom — 2 pence · Piume del principe di Galles — reverse
5 pence10 pence50 pence
CupronickelCupronickelCupronickel
1971–19901971–19811971–1997
Elizabeth IIElizabeth IIElizabeth II
United Kingdom — 5 pence · Cardo coronato — modulo grande — obverseUnited Kingdom — 10 pence · Leone coronato — modulo grande — obverseUnited Kingdom — 50 pence · Britannia — modulo grande — obverse
United Kingdom — 5 pence · Cardo coronato — modulo grande — reverseUnited Kingdom — 10 pence · Leone coronato — modulo grande — reverseUnited Kingdom — 50 pence · Britannia — modulo grande — reverse

New denominations, sizes and metals (1982–1997)

1 penny2 pence5 pence
Copper-plated steelCopper-plated steelCupronickel
1992–20081992–20081990–2008
Elizabeth IIElizabeth IIElizabeth II
United Kingdom — 1 penny · Saracinesca — obverseUnited Kingdom — 2 pence · Piume del principe di Galles — obverseUnited Kingdom — 5 pence · Cardo coronato — obverse
United Kingdom — 1 penny · Saracinesca — reverseUnited Kingdom — 2 pence · Piume del principe di Galles — reverseUnited Kingdom — 5 pence · Cardo coronato — reverse
10 pence20 pence50 pence
CupronickelCupronickelCupronickel
1992–20081982–20081997–2009
Elizabeth IIElizabeth IIElizabeth II
United Kingdom — 10 pence · Leone coronato — obverseUnited Kingdom — 20 pence · Rosa Tudor — obverseUnited Kingdom — 50 pence · Britannia — modulo ridotto — obverse
United Kingdom — 10 pence · Leone coronato — reverseUnited Kingdom — 20 pence · Rosa Tudor — reverseUnited Kingdom — 50 pence · Britannia — modulo ridotto — reverse
1 pound2 pounds
Nickel brassBimetallic
1983–20151997–2015
Elizabeth IIElizabeth II
1 pound · Leone scozzese · 1994 — obverseUnited Kingdom — 2 pounds · Bimetallic — Technology — obverse
1 pound · Leone scozzese · 1994 — reverseUnited Kingdom — 2 pounds · Bimetallic — Technology — 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

The Royal Shield series from 2008

1 penny2 pence5 pence
Copper-plated steelCopper-plated steelCupronickel
2008–20222008–20222008–2010
Elizabeth IIElizabeth IIElizabeth II
United Kingdom — 1 penny · Frammento dello scudo reale — obverseUnited Kingdom — 2 pence · Frammento dello scudo reale — obverseUnited Kingdom — 5 pence · Frammento dello scudo reale — obverse
United Kingdom — 1 penny · Frammento dello scudo reale — reverseUnited Kingdom — 2 pence · Frammento dello scudo reale — reverseUnited Kingdom — 5 pence · Frammento dello scudo reale — reverse
10 pence20 pence50 pence
CupronickelCupronickelCupronickel
2008–20102008–20222008–2022
Elizabeth IIElizabeth IIElizabeth II
United Kingdom — 10 pence · Frammento dello scudo reale — obverseUnited Kingdom — 20 pence · Frammento dello scudo reale — obverseUnited Kingdom — 50 pence · Frammento dello scudo reale — obverse
United Kingdom — 10 pence · Frammento dello scudo reale — reverseUnited Kingdom — 20 pence · Frammento dello scudo reale — reverseUnited Kingdom — 50 pence · Frammento dello scudo reale — reverse
1 pound
Nickel brass
2008–2015
Elizabeth II
United Kingdom — 1 pound · Tonda — scudo reale — obverse
United Kingdom — 1 pound · Tonda — scudo reale — reverse

Nickel-plated steel 5p and 10p from 2011

5 pence10 pence
Nickel-plated steelNickel-plated steel
2011–20222011–2022
Elizabeth IIElizabeth II
United Kingdom — 5 pence · Frammento dello scudo reale — obverseUnited Kingdom — 10 pence · Frammento dello scudo reale — obverse
United Kingdom — 5 pence · Frammento dello scudo reale — reverseUnited Kingdom — 10 pence · Frammento dello scudo reale — reverse

New designs of 2015–2016

1 pound2 pounds
BimetallicBimetallic
2016–20222015–2022
Elizabeth IIElizabeth II
United Kingdom — 1 pound · Nations of the Crown — obverseUnited Kingdom — 2 pounds · Britannia bimetallica — obverse
United Kingdom — 1 pound · Nations of the Crown — reverseUnited Kingdom — 2 pounds · Britannia bimetallica — reverse

Sources: Royal Mint: 5p · Royal Mint: 10p · Royal Mint: £1.