1984 - 1985 - 1986 - United Kingdom Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Collection Sets
$ 14.76
Description
You are bidding on 3 sets from the UK Royal Mint. 1984, 1985, 1986 all in mint sealed packaging with UK Mint Documents included. 1984 Brilliant Uncirculated, official Coin Collection from the Royal Mint. ( 8 Coins). This brilliant uncirculated collection of 1984-dated coinage includes the historic Scottish one-pound coin, which is the latest addition to the nation's range of circulation coins. The Scottish design is the first of four designs, by Leslie Durbin to be used and, in the formal words of the Proclamation, shows 'a Thistle eradicated enfiling a representation of our Royal Diadem'. It will appear on all the one-pound coins of 1984, together with a special inscription on the edge, NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT. The Latin motto of the Order of the Thistle, it may be translated as 'No-one provokes me with impunity'. 1985 United Kingdom Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Collection, issued by the Royal Mint containing (8) coins Pound to Penny. The coins in this 1985 collection are the first to bear the new effigy of H.M Queen Elizabeth II, by the sculptor Raphael Maklouf, FRSA. The one pound coin, the second in a series of four, features the national Emblem of Wales - the leek. The proclamation describes the reverse design as 'a Leek eradicated enfiling a representation of Our Royal Diadem'. The Welsh edge inscription PLEIDIOL WYFI’MGWLAD means 'True am I to my country'. The one pound coin was designed by Leslie Durbin. The twenty pence coin was designed by William Gardner and the 50, 10, 5, 2 and 1 penny coins are the work of Christopher Ironside. The 1986 Brilliant Uncirculated coin collection includes a special £2 coin issued to commemorate the XIIIth Commonwealth Games, which are to be held in Scotland. the majority of the events will take place in Edinburgh, which is the first city to host the Games for a second time. The £2 coin is the first commemorative coin ever to be issued in Britain to mark a sporting occasion.
