discount and bargain available 😃 Features Issuer United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022) Type Circulating commemorative coin Year 1993 Value 1 Pound (1 GBP) Currency Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date) Composition Nickel brass Weight 9.5 g Diameter 22.5 mm Thickness 3.15 mm Shape Round Technique Milled Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑ Demonetized 15 October 2017 Obverse Third crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend around Reverse Royal Shield of Arms above denomination