2003 £1 Coin - The Royal Arms

The one pound coin for 2003 displays the Royal Arms, Britain's noblest heraldic emblem.  In their present form the Royal Arms remain essentially those of Queen Victoria and today represent the Queen's sovereignty over the whole of the United Kingdom.  

Created for the original one pound coin of 1983, the finely detailed depiction of the Royal Arms is by Eric Sewell.  The obverse carries the portrait of Her Majesty the Queen, the fourth to feature on the circulating coinage since Her Majesty's accession in 1952.  The powerful design, capturing the Queen in a realistic profile, is the work of sculptor and medallist Ian Rank-Broadley.

Condition - Circulated