Rare: fewer than 500,000 minted. Sells often: 29 verified sales in the last 12 months.
1 Pound - Elizabeth II 4th portrait Scottish Lion (1999)
"1999 Scottish Lion £1"
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 1999 |
| Denomination | 1 Pound |
| Face value | £1 |
| Mintage | 136,696 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Series | Round Pound Series |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Demonetised | 2017 |
| Composition | Nickel brass |
| Weight | 9.500g |
| Diameter | 22.5mm |
| Thickness | 3.15mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Milled with inscription: NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT |
| 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.
A lion rampant within a double tressure flory counter-flory above denomination.
Scottish Lion £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 | £12.50 🔒 eBay | £12.99 | – | £7.50 – £16.50 | 18 | 18 | 30-08-2026 | |
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| VF | £9.46 🔒 | £6.24 | – | £3.18 – £9.46 | 4 | 4 | 02-10-2026 | |
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| PR-65 | £12.99 🔒 eBay | £16.13 (2) | – | £12.99 – £19.26 | 2 | 2 | 07-08-2026 | |
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| PR-68 | £13.17 🔒 eBay | £18.59 (2) | – | £13.17 – £24.00 | 2 | 2 | 26-07-2026 | |
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| PR-69 | £10.70 🔒 eBay | £28.35 (2) | – | £10.70 – £46.00 | 2 | 2 | 04-07-2026 | |
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| PR-70 | £128.00 🔒 eBay | £128.00 (1) | – | £128.00 – £128.00 | 1 | 1 | 23-04-2026 | |
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About the 1999 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Scottish Lion
The 1999 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Scottish Lion is a collector 1 pound coin in the Round Pound series, struck in nickel brass. It weighs 9.5g and measures 22.5mm across. Reverse design: A lion rampant within a double tressure flory counter-flory above denomination.
136,696 were struck. It is no longer legal tender (withdrawn 2017), so its value is to collectors only.
Common questions
How much is the 1999 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Scottish Lion worth?
Verified sold prices for the 1999 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Scottish Lion run from £6.24 to £128 across 6 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one.
Was the 1999 £1 coin issued for circulation?
No. The Royal Mint's circulating mintage figures have no round £1 for 1999, and Check Your Change gives its mintage for circulation as none. The coin was struck with the 1999 date, but only for sale to collectors in Royal Mint packaging.
Is the 1999 Scottish Lion £1 rare?
It is much scarcer than a normal round pound because none were struck for circulation. No official figure for the number sold was found. Check Your Change estimates the number as likely to be in the tens of thousands, against 29,752,525 for the circulating 1994 coin of the same design.
Why were no £1 coins made for circulation in 1999?
The Royal Mint pages consulted do not give a reason. The dealer M J Hughes Coins says fewer pound coins were needed after the £2 coin was introduced. The Royal Mint's figures also show no circulating round £1 dated 1998.
Who designed the 1999 £1 coin?
Norman Sillman designed the lion rampant reverse, first used on the 1994 pound. The 1999 coin pairs it with Ian Rank-Broadley's portrait of the Queen, which the Royal Mint lists for round pounds from 1998 to 2015.
What does NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT mean on the £1 coin?
Check Your Change translates the Latin as "no one provokes me with impunity" and describes it as the motto of the Stuart dynasty, also found on some Scottish coins of the 16th century. The Royal Mint lists it as the edge inscription of the Thistle pounds of 1984 and 1989 and the Scottish floral pound of 2014 as well.
How do I identify the 1999 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Scottish Lion?
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 lion rampant pound was first issued in 1994 as Scotland's coin in the heraldic series. Five years later the round £1 cycle came back to Scotland and the design was used again, now with Ian Rank-Broadley's portrait of the Queen. This time it did not go into circulation.
The Royal Mint's circulating mintage figures have no round £1 for 1999, as they have none for 1998. Check Your Change gives the 1999 coin's mintage for circulation as none and says it was only issued in special Royal Mint packaging, in numbers likely to be in the tens of thousands. The dealer M J Hughes Coins gives the reason as lower demand for pounds after the £2 coin was introduced. The 1994 coin, by contrast, had 29,752,525 struck.
Like every round pound, it lost its legal tender status at midnight on 15 October 2017.
The reverse is by Norman Sillman and the Royal Mint describes it as a lion rampant, representing Scotland. The Mint explains that rampant refers to the lion standing upright with forelegs raised and claws unsheathed, and that the symbol was first used to represent the Scottish kingdom by King Alexander II in the 13th century.
The milled edge reads NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT. Check Your Change translates it as "no one provokes me with impunity" and describes it as the Latin motto of the Stuart dynasty. The Royal Mint lists the same words on the edge of the Thistle pounds of 1984 and 1989.
The obverse has the fourth portrait of Elizabeth II, by Ian Rank-Broadley, which the Royal Mint lists for round pounds from 1998 to 2015.
Collecting notes
No recognised varieties or mint errors are documented for this coin.
The date and portrait are everything here. A lion rampant pound with the Maklouf portrait is the common 1994 Scottish Lion £1, which circulated in the tens of millions. Only a coin dated 1999 with the Rank-Broadley portrait is this one.
Because it was sold in packaging and not released through banks, examples are normally found in uncirculated or proof condition. One still in its original Royal Mint pack or set carries its own provenance, which matters for a coin whose whole interest is its date.
The design was also struck in silver as a proof and a piedfort. The next coin in the cycle did circulate: the 2000 Welsh Dragon £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)
- 1994 Elizabeth II 'Lion Rampant, Representing Scotland' £1 Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 1999 One Pound, Check Your Change (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 1999 One Pound Coin, M J Hughes Coins (read 9 Oct 2026)
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