Common: 10,000,000 or more minted. Sells often: 28 verified sales in the last 12 months.
1 Pound - Elizabeth II 4th portrait Egyptian Arch Bridge (2006)
"Egyptian Arch £1"
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2006 |
| Denomination | 1 Pound |
| Face value | £1 |
| Mintage | 38,938,000 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Series | Round Pound Series |
| Circulation | Circulating |
| Demonetised | 2017 |
| Composition | Nickel brass |
| Weight | 9.500g |
| Diameter | 22.5mm |
| Thickness | 3.15mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Milled with incuse decorative pattern: Decorative pattern symbolising bridges and pathways (no inscription) |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Obv. artist | Ian Rank-Broadley |
| Rev. artist | Edwina Ellis |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around
A representation of the Egyptian Arch railway bridge at Newry in Northern Ireland, inside a border of railway station canopy dags.
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Realised auction prices · ⭐ Pro Expand rows for individual sale records| Grade | Latest | Median | 30d Δ | All-time range | Sales (1yr) | Total sales | Last sale | |
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| UNC | £3.31 🔒 eBay | £3.31 (1) | – | £3.31 – £3.31 | 1 | 1 | 05-08-2026 | |
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| BU | £9.99 🔒 eBay | £6.33 | – | £1.99 – £9.99 | 8 | 8 | 15-09-2026 | |
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| VF | £2.77 🔒 eBay | £3.15 | – | £1.70 – £30.00 | 13 | 13 | 20-09-2026 | |
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| VG | £2.89 🔒 eBay | £2.89 | – | £2.89 – £2.89 | 3 | 3 | 18-09-2026 | |
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| PR-65 | £14.99 🔒 eBay | £6.59 | – | £6.59 – £14.99 | 3 | 3 | 20-07-2026 | |
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About the 2006 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Egyptian Arch Bridge
The 2006 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Egyptian Arch Bridge is a circulating 1 pound coin in the Round Pound series, struck in nickel brass. It weighs 9.5g and measures 22.5mm across. Reverse design: A representation of the Egyptian Arch railway bridge at Newry in Northern Ireland, inside a border of railway station canopy dags.
38,938,000 were struck. It is no longer legal tender (withdrawn 2017), so its value is to collectors only.
Common questions
How much is the 2006 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Egyptian Arch Bridge worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2006 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Egyptian Arch Bridge run from £2.89 to £6.59 across 5 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one.
What bridge is on the 2006 £1 coin?
It is the Egyptian Arch, a railway bridge at Newry in County Down, which the Royal Mint credits to Sir John Macneill. Check Your Change dates its completion to 1851. The coin represents Northern Ireland in the four-coin bridges series of 2004 to 2007.
How many Egyptian Arch £1 coins were made?
The Royal Mint's mintage figures give 38,938,000 struck for circulation, all dated 2006. That is almost the same as the 2004 Forth Railway Bridge coin (39,162,000), well below the 2005 Menai Bridge (99,429,500) and above the 2007 Gateshead Millennium Bridge (26,180,160).
Is the Egyptian Arch £1 rare?
No. With 38,938,000 struck it sits in the middle of the round pound range in the Royal Mint's figures: 21 of the 41 circulating round £1 entries from 1983 to 2015 have a lower mintage. It is the third most plentiful of the four bridge pounds.
Who designed the Egyptian Arch £1?
Edwina Ellis, whom the Royal Mint describes as an Australian-born wood engraver, designed it along with the other three bridge pounds. The obverse carries Ian Rank-Broadley's portrait of Elizabeth II, the fourth used on the coinage.
Is the 2006 Egyptian Arch £1 still legal tender?
No. All round pounds lost their legal tender status at midnight on 15 October 2017, a little over six months after the 12-sided £1 was released on 28 March 2017. The Royal Mint says most UK high street banks may still accept them for deposit.
How do I identify the 2006 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Egyptian Arch Bridge?
Check the weight 9.5g and diameter 22.5mm and the metal (nickel brass) against the specification table on this page. The reverse design is described above.
History and design
The 2006 pound is the third of four round pounds that each show a bridge from one part of the United Kingdom. Scotland's Forth Railway Bridge came first in 2004 and the Menai Bridge for Wales in 2005. The Egyptian Arch stood for Northern Ireland, and the Gateshead Millennium Bridge closed the series for England in 2007.
The Royal Mint calls the series symbolic of unity and says that Ellis abandoned the traditional heraldic approach for designs inspired by Britain's industrial heritage.
The Royal Mint's figures give 38,938,000 struck for circulation. That is within 224,000 of the Forth coin (39,162,000), far below the Menai coin (99,429,500) and above the Gateshead coin (26,180,160). Round pounds lost their legal tender status at midnight on 15 October 2017.
The reverse is by Edwina Ellis, the wood engraver who conceived the bridge series. The Royal Mint describes it as a representation of the Egyptian Arch Railway Bridge inside a border of railway station canopy dags. The words ONE POUND run beneath. Each bridge coin has its own border: railway tracks for the Forth, railings and stanchions for the Menai, struts for Gateshead.
The Royal Mint credits the arch to Sir John Macneill. The proclamation for the coin places it in County Down, and Check Your Change gives the location as Newry and the completion date as 1851.
There is no edge inscription. The milled edge has an incuse decorative pattern, described by the Royal Mint as symbolising bridges and pathways, and shared with the other three bridge coins. The obverse has Ian Rank-Broadley's fourth portrait of Elizabeth II.
Collecting notes
No recognised varieties or mint errors are documented for this coin. It is a common round pound, so choose on condition: the masonry of the arch and the canopy border are fine detail that wears flat quickly.
Check the edge as well as the faces. Check Your Change notes that counterfeit round pounds often carry an edge that does not match the date and reverse, and a genuine 2006 coin has the pattern and no lettering.
The site also lists a silver proof, a silver piedfort and a gold proof of this design. Sister coins include the Menai Bridge £1 and the Gateshead Millennium Bridge £1.
Sources
The history, design, varieties and collecting notes on this page are drawn from these sources. Prices come from recorded sales, not from them.
- UK coin mintage figures (data file), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- One Pound Coin Designs and Specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- St. Patrick's Day, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Proclamation determining the specifications and design of a new series of one pound coins of silver and of nickel-brass (notice L-57079-1041), The Gazette (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2006 One Pound, Check Your Change (read 9 Oct 2026)
- St. George's Day, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Old £1 Coins, Check Your Change (read 9 Oct 2026)
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