Coin
1 Pound - Elizabeth II Royal Arms; Silver (1983) — United Kingdom
United Kingdom • 1983 • KM# 933a, Sp# J1
Overview
A 1983 silver proof coin commemorating the Royal Arms, part of the Heraldic Emblems series. Struck as Proof.
Specifications
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Year
- 1983
- Composition
- Silver (.925)
- Weight
- 9.5 g
- Diameter
- 22.5 mm
- Mint
- Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom
- Shape
- Round
- Technique
- Proof
- References
- KM# 933a, Sp# J1
- Issuer
- United Kingdom
Design details
Obverse
Second crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. The legend around reads 'ELIZABETH·II D·G·REG·F·D·1983'.
Reverse
The Royal Arms with supporters, with the denomination 'ONE POUND' below. The lettering on the garter reads 'HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE' and below the arms 'DIEU ET MON DROIT'.
Collector insights
- Design heritage: Arnold Machin (obverse), Eric Sewell (reverse) is credited as the designer for the Standard circulation coins series. Designer attribution helps distinguish this issue from later restrikes or unofficial copies that reuse only the motif.
- Struck at: Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom. Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
- Low mintage: Only 50,000 pieces reported. This puts the issue into key-date territory for its series; expect steep grade-based price scaling and a higher counterfeit risk — provenance and third-party grading matter.
- Precious metal content: Silver (.925) — bullion value provides a price floor, and many circulated examples were melted during the 1979–1980 and post-2010 silver spikes, reducing the surviving population.
- Catalogue reference: Listed as
KM# 933a, Sp# J1. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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