2007 Silver Proof PIEDFORT £1 - Millennium Bridge

The reverse of the £1 coin has been designed by Edwina Ellis and features the Gateshead Millennium Bridge.  This coin completes the four coin series which, in its entirety, represents the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom.

This one pound coin weighs 19.00 grammes, measures 22.50 millimetres in diameter and is struck to the highest Proof quality in .925 sterling silver.  The obverse features Ian Rank-Broadley's portrait of Her Majesty the Queen.

Only 7,500 Silver Proof Piedfort one pound coins have been authorised for worldwide distribution.

Housed in the original box and complete with certificate of authenticity.  An essential addition for the Silver collectors amongst you.

Piedforts are coins which have been struck on thicker than normal blanks.  As their name suggests, they have close associations with France, where from the twelfth century they were apparently issued by the King as presentation pieces.