Rarely available in top grade. Comes with Royal Mint BOX AND COA. The first modern pound coin, or'round pound', entered circulation on 21 April 1983. It featured a Royal Arms design by Eric Sewell and bore the Latin inscription DECUS ET TUTAMEN -'An ornament and a safeguard' - on its milled edge. After 30 years in circulation the'round pound' had become vulnerable to sophisticated counterfeiters.
Its state-of-the-art security features include its 12-sided shape and bimetallic composition and appearance, as well as a latent feature and micro-lettering on the reverse. This coin is struck in 916.7 yellow gold, enhanced with red gold and finished to Proof standard. Pure gold content (grams): 16.225. The item "2017 Gold Proof Nations Of The Crown £1 One Pound NGC PF70 UC. Box And Coa" is in sale since Friday, January 8, 2021. This item is in the category "Coins\Coins\British\Proof Sets/Coins\2000s".The seller is "mohsha_3519" and is located in Edinburgh. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom.