Common: 10,000,000 or more minted. Sells occasionally: 10 verified sales in the last 12 months.
1 Pound - Elizabeth II 4th portrait English Lions (2002)
"2002 Three Lions £1"
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2002 |
| Denomination | 1 Pound |
| Face value | £1 |
| Mintage | 77,818,000 |
| 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 inscription: DECUS ET TUTAMEN |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Obv. artist | Ian Rank-Broadley |
| Rev. artist | Norman Sillman |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around.
Three lions passant guardant above denomination.
English Lions £1 market value
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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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| BU | £4.50 🔒 eBay | £5.73 | – | £3.25 – £15.29 | 4 | 4 | 06-09-2026 | |
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| VF | £2.49 🔒 eBay | £3.99 | – | £2.49 – £5.99 | 5 | 5 | 21-10-2026 | |
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| PR-65 | £7.59 🔒 eBay | £7.59 (1) | – | £7.59 – £7.59 | 1 | 1 | 04-02-2026 | |
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About the 2002 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – English Lions
The 2002 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – English Lions 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: Three lions passant guardant above denomination.
77,818,000 were struck. It is no longer legal tender (withdrawn 2017), so its value is to collectors only.
Common questions
How much is the 2002 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – English Lions worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2002 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – English Lions run from £3.99 to £7.59 across 3 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one.
Is the 2002 Three Lions £1 rare?
No. The Royal Mint's figures give 77,818,000 struck for circulation, the 11th highest of the 41 round £1 entries. It has the largest mintage of any round pound representing England, ahead of the 1997 coin of the same design at 57,117,450.
How many 2002 £1 coins were minted?
The Royal Mint's mintage figures give 77,818,000 round £1 coins dated 2002 for circulation, all with the three lions reverse. Adding the 57,117,450 struck in 1997 gives 134,935,450 Three Lions pounds across the two dates.
Who designed the 2002 £1 coin?
Norman Sillman designed the three lions reverse, first used in 1997. The obverse has Ian Rank-Broadley's portrait of the Queen. The Royal Mint lists Rank-Broadley's portrait for round pounds from 1998 to 2015.
What do the three lions on the 2002 £1 stand for?
England. The Royal Mint describes the design as three lions passant guardant and says the three lions date back to Richard the Lionheart (1189 to 1199), who used three golden lions on a scarlet background as a symbol of the English throne.
Is the 2002 £1 coin still legal tender?
No. Round £1 coins lost their legal tender status at midnight on 15 October 2017, six months after the 12-sided £1 was released. The Royal Mint says most UK high street banks will still accept them as a deposit, with limits that vary.
How do I identify the 2002 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – English Lions?
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 2002 pound closed the heraldic series of round £1 coins. Norman Sillman's four national designs had first appeared from 1994 to 1997 and were repeated from 1999 to 2002 with a new portrait of the Queen. England came last both times, so the three lions of 2002 were the final heraldic issue. The Royal Arms followed in 2003 and a new series showing bridges began in 2004.
The Royal Mint's figures give 77,818,000 struck for circulation, the 11th highest of the 41 round £1 entries and well above the 57,117,450 of the 1997 coin. It is the largest issue of any round pound representing England. The oak tree pounds had 39,298,502 (1987) and 36,320,487 (1992), and the later English designs were smaller still: 26,180,160 for the 2007 Gateshead Millennium Bridge, 2,635,000 for the 2010 London coin and 5,270,000 for the 2013 floral coin.
Round pounds lost their legal tender status at midnight on 15 October 2017.
The reverse shows three lions passant guardant, representing England. The Royal Mint says the three lions date back to Richard the Lionheart, king from 1189 to 1199, who used three golden lions on a scarlet background as a symbol of the English throne.
The milled edge reads DECUS ET TUTAMEN, translated as "an ornament and safeguard", as on the 1997 coin. What changed in 2002 was the obverse, which has the fourth portrait of Elizabeth II, by Ian Rank-Broadley, in place of Raphael Maklouf's.
Collecting notes
No recognised varieties or mint errors are documented for this coin.
Make sure of the date. The three lions also appear on the 1997 English Lions £1, which has the earlier Maklouf portrait and a lower mintage.
This is a plentiful coin that spent up to 15 years in circulation, so worn examples are the norm and a sharp one is worth picking out. Look at the detail remaining on the three lions and at the edge lettering. The Royal Mint specification for a round pound is 9.5 g and 22.5 mm.
Collector versions of the 2002 design exist as a silver proof, a silver piedfort and a gold proof. The Northern Ireland coin issued the year before is the 2001 Celtic Cross £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)
- Elizabeth II 'Three Lions, Representing England' £1 Coin (2002), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2002 One Pound, Check Your Change (read 9 Oct 2026)
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