1 Pound - Elizabeth II 4th portrait; Menai Bridge
2005 year| Nickel brass | 9.5 g | 22.5 mm |
| Issuer | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
|---|---|
| Queen | Elizabeth II (1952-2022) |
| Type | Circulating commemorative coin |
| Year | 2005 |
| 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 |
| Updated | 2024-10-09 |
| Numista | N#2763 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 5% |
Reverse
A representation of the Menai Bridge inside a border of railings and stanchions.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ONE POUND
Engraver: Edwina Ellis
Edge
Milled with a decorative pattern symbolising bridges and pathways
Comment
The second of four Edwina Ellis bridge designs, representing Wales, the Menai Suspension Bridge (Welsh: Pont Grog y Borth) is a suspension bridge that carries road traffic between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. The bridge was opened on 30 January 1826 and on 28 February 2005 the bridge was promoted to UNESCO as a candidate World Heritage Site.Issued for circulation as well as in the Annual sets in both Brilliant Uncirculated (51,776 sales) and Proof quality, the coin was also issued individually in a BU pack (24,802 sales) as well as in a triple coin pack with the Gunpowder Plot £2 and Samuel Johnson Dictionary 50p (10,822 sales), the coin was also struck in silver proof, silver piedfort and gold proof.
