When did the old pound coin come into circulation?
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When did the old original pound coin come into circulation? When did the old pound coin with a portrait by Raphael Maklouf come into circulation? When did the old pound coin with a portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley come into circulation?
21 April 1983
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One pound (British coin)
When did the old pound coin come into circulation?
One pound (British coin) Coins of the pound sterling Decimal Day Irish pound Pound sterling Sovereign (British coin) Florin (British coin) Bank of England £1 note Twenty pence (British coin) Two pounds (British coin)
The British one <b>pound</b> (£1) <b>coin</b> is a denomination of the <b>pound</b> sterling. Its 
obverse bears the ... The main purpose of redesigning the <b>coin was to</b> combat 
counterfeiting. ... 3 Counterfeiting; 4 Other <b>pound coins</b> that <b>entered circulation</b>; 5 
Further ... whose designs <b>were</b> gradually introduced <b>into</b> the <b>circulating</b> British 
coinage&nbsp;... However, Edward VIII abdicated <b>in</b> December 1936 and his <b>coins were</b> never put 
<b>into</b> general <b>circulation</b>. When George VI <b>came to</b> the throne, he had his <b>coins</b>&nbsp;... Decimal Day <b>in</b> the United Kingdom and <b>in</b> Ireland <b>was</b> on 15 February 1971, the 
day on which each country decimalised its respective £sd currency of <b>pounds</b>, 
shillings, and pence. Before this date, <b>in</b> the United Kingdom, the British <b>pound</b> 
<b>was</b> made up of 20 ... The <b>old coins were</b> returned <b>to</b> the banks and <b>in</b> this way 
the bulk of them&nbsp;... The Irish <b>pound</b> (Irish: punt Éireannach) <b>was</b> the currency of Ireland until 2002. Its 
ISO 4217 ... Euro currency <b>did</b> not begin <b>circulation</b> until the beginning of 2002. ... 
The last copper <b>coins</b> of the Irish <b>pound were</b> minted <b>in</b> 1823, and <b>in</b> 1826 the ... 
The new five pence <b>coin</b> correlated with the <b>old</b> one shilling <b>coin</b>, and the new&nbsp;... <b>Pound</b> sterling (symbol: £; ISO code: GBP), known <b>in</b> some contexts simply as the 
<b>pound</b> or ... Before decimalisation <b>in</b> 1971, the <b>pound was</b> divided <b>into</b> 20 
shillings and each ... See <b>Coins</b> of the <b>pound</b> sterling and List of British <b>coins</b> and 
banknotes <b>for</b> ... Domestic offtake further reduced silver <b>in circulation</b>, as the 
improving&nbsp;... The sovereign is a gold <b>coin</b> of the United Kingdom, with a nominal value of one 
<b>pound</b> sterling. ... When the sovereign <b>entered circulation in</b> late 1817, it <b>was</b> not 
initially popular, as the public preferred the convenience of the ... That obverse 
<b>was</b> criticised and <b>was</b> replaced <b>in</b> 1893 by the &quot;<b>Old</b> head&quot; by Sir Thomas Brock. The British florin, or two shilling <b>coin</b>, <b>was</b> issued from 1849 until 1967, with a 
final issue <b>for</b> collectors dated 1970. Valued at one tenth of a <b>pound</b> (24 <b>old</b> 
pence),&nbsp;... The Bank of England £1 note <b>was</b> a banknote of the <b>pound</b> sterling. After the ten 
shilling note <b>was</b> withdrawn <b>in</b> 1970 it became the smallest denomination note&nbsp;... The British decimal twenty pence (20p) <b>coin</b> – often pronounced &quot;twenty pee&quot; – is 
a unit of currency equal <b>to</b> 20/100 (or 1/5) of a <b>pound</b> sterling. Like the 50p <b>coin</b>, it 
is an equilateral curve heptagon. Its obverse <b>has</b> featured the profile of Queen 
Elizabeth II since the <b>coin&#39;s</b> ... <b>coin</b> had put enough 20 pence (and two <b>pound</b>) 
<b>coins</b> back <b>into circulation</b>,&nbsp;... The British two <b>pound</b> (£2) <b>coin</b> of the <b>pound</b> sterling. Its obverse <b>has</b> featured the 
profile of ... As of March 2014 there <b>were</b> an estimated 417 million £2 <b>coins in</b> 
<b>circulation</b> with an estimated face value of £834 million. ... The <b>coin was</b> 
technically similar <b>to</b> the version which eventually <b>entered circulation</b> with the 
Maklouf effigy&nbsp;...
21 April 1983
One pound (British coin)