Диаметр: 22.5, мм
Вес: 9.5, грамм
Металл: Nickel-brass
Гурт: Domine Dirige Nos
Качество: BUNC

Монетный двор: Royal Mint
Тираж: 250,000

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This colourful £1 gift card focussing on London makes a charming memento of one of the world’s most important cities. A delightful reminder of a visit to the capital perhaps or a quirky gift for friends and families overseas?

An entirely new series of four £1 coins – together representing England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales with the focus on the four capital cities – begins in 2010. Each of the coins will display the Coat of Arms of the four cities but will highlight one in particular. This coin, dated 2010, celebrates London.

London

London is one of the world’s truly great cities. Home to n early eight million people, it is at the forefront of all human endeavour, from politics, business and science to technology, architecture and the arts. It is the most visited city in the world, attracting over fifteen million tourists every year, who come to see famed landmarks such as Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London, the London Eye, Beefeaters, black cabs and red telephone boxes. London’s rich history spans more than two millennia, its strategic position on the Thames ensuring its importance long before the Roman settlement of 47AD, and it is set to play a leading role in world affairs long into the future.
The London £1 Coin

There is currently no single heraldic emblem for London in the normal sense so the coat of arms chosen form the coin’s reverse design belongs to the Corporation of the city of London – the ‘Square Mile’ presided over the Lord Mayor of London. The red cross and upright red sword in the top left quarter, is usually explained as combining the symbol of the City’s patron saint, St Paul, with that of England’s, the red cross of St George. The motto of the arms DOMINE DIRIGE NOS can be translated as ‘Lord, direct us’ and provides the edge inscription for the London £1 coin.

Designer (Reverse) Stuart Devlin AO, CMG
Designer (Obverse) Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS