Uncommon: fewer than 10,000,000 minted. Sells regularly: 15 verified sales in the last 12 months.
1 Pound - Elizabeth II 4th portrait Flax and Shamrock (2014)
"Floral Northern Ireland £1"
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2014 |
| Denomination | 1 Pound |
| Face value | £1 |
| Mintage | 5,780,000 |
| 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 | Timothy Noad |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around
Floral emblems of Northern Ireland, A flax and shamrock, denomination below
Flax and Shamrock £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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| VF | £4.99 🔒 eBay | £4.34 | – | £1.97 – £4.99 | 15 | 15 | 10-10-2026 | |
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About the 2014 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Flax and Shamrock
The 2014 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Flax and Shamrock 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: Floral emblems of Northern Ireland, A flax and shamrock, denomination below.
5,780,000 were struck. It is no longer legal tender (withdrawn 2017), so its value is to collectors only.
Common questions
How much is the 2014 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Flax and Shamrock worth?
The 2014 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Flax and Shamrock has a price in one grade on MyCoinage so far: £4.34 in VF, the median of its verified sales.
How many 2014 Northern Ireland floral £1 coins were made?
The Royal Mint's mintage figures give 5,780,000 struck for circulation, all dated 2014. That is the highest figure of the four floral pounds: Scotland had 5,185,000, and England and Wales had 5,270,000 each.
Is the flax and shamrock £1 rare?
It is a lower mintage round pound but the most plentiful of its series. In the Royal Mint's figures seven dated round £1 issues have lower mintages than its 5,780,000, including the other three floral coins. The 2014 Royal Shield £1 had 79,305,200.
Why is there a flax plant on the Northern Ireland £1?
The Royal Mint explained that flax was at the heart of Northern Ireland's linen industry. Because people from all backgrounds worked in that industry, flax is seen as a symbol of unity, and it was adopted as the emblem of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Who designed the 2014 Northern Ireland £1?
Timothy Noad designed the reverse, as he did for the England, Wales and Scotland coins in the same floral series. The portrait of the Queen on the obverse is the fourth portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley.
Is the 2014 Northern Ireland £1 still legal tender?
No. Round pounds stopped being legal tender at midnight on 15 October 2017. The Royal Mint says they can still be paid into an account at most UK high street banks, though arrangements vary from bank to bank.
How do I identify the 2014 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Flax and Shamrock?
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 Northern Ireland coin closed the floral series of round pounds, four designs pairing the plant emblems of the home nations. England and Wales were issued in 2013, Scotland and Northern Ireland in 2014. It circulated beside the Royal Shield £1 of the same date.
The Royal Mint's figures give 5,780,000 struck for circulation. That is the highest of the four floral coins, ahead of England and Wales at 5,270,000 each and Scotland at 5,185,000, but small beside the 79,305,200 Royal Shield pounds dated 2014. Seven dated round £1 issues in the Mint's figures are lower.
It was among the last round pound designs. The 12-sided £1 arrived on 28 March 2017 and round pounds lost legal tender status at midnight on 15 October 2017.
Timothy Noad's reverse sets a flax plant against a shamrock. The Royal Mint described the two as facing each other, balanced in a "yin-yang" arrangement.
The Mint's release explains both plants. The shamrock is tied to St Patrick, who is believed to have used the three-leafed plant to explain the Holy Trinity. Flax, with its blue petals, was at the heart of Northern Ireland's linen industry. Because people from all backgrounds worked in linen, flax is seen as a symbol of unity, and it was adopted as the emblem of the Northern Ireland Assembly. It had already stood for Northern Ireland on the pounds of 1986 and 1991.
Noad said that in a series representing each country the motif on each coin must be "clearly recognisable" and keep within "the heraldic rules and conventions". The milled edge reads DECUS ET TUTAMEN, "an ornament and a safeguard". The obverse has the fourth portrait of Elizabeth II, by Ian Rank-Broadley.
Collecting notes
No recognised varieties or mint errors are documented for this coin.
To identify it, look for the 2014 date, the flax and shamrock reverse and the Latin edge inscription. Its partner from the same year, the Scotland floral £1, has a different edge motto, so the two are easy to tell apart even from the edge.
In September 2014 the Royal Mint announced the design in precious metal as a silver proof, a silver piedfort and a gold proof, each with a booklet on the symbolism of the plants. Those versions are catalogued separately on this site.
The coin had only a few years in circulation before the round pound was withdrawn. It cannot be spent and no longer appears in change. The small flax flowers and the veins of the shamrock leaves are the details that soften first on a worn coin.
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)
- £1 Coin Designs and Specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2014 Elizabeth II 'Floral Northern Ireland' £1 Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The Royal Mint's Floral £1 coin series: Northern Ireland Gold Proof, Silver Proof and Silver Piedfort editions released (1 September 2014, archived copy), The Royal Mint, via the Internet Archive (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2014 One Pound, Check Your Change (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Round £1: N.I: Flax and Shamrock, Change Checker (read 9 Oct 2026)
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