Uncommon: fewer than 10,000,000 minted. Sells regularly: 16 verified sales in the last 12 months.
1 Pound - Elizabeth II 4th portrait Thistle and Bluebell (2014)
"Floral Scotland £1"
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2014 |
| Denomination | 1 Pound |
| Face value | £1 |
| Mintage | 5,185,000 |
| 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: NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT |
| 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 Scotland, a thistle and bluebell together, denomination below.
Thistle and Bluebell £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 | £11.82 🔒 eBay | £13.16 (2) | – | £11.82 – £14.50 | 2 | 2 | 19-10-2026 | |
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| VF | £3.58 🔒 eBay | £3.02 | – | £1.70 – £5.45 | 14 | 14 | 16-10-2026 | |
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About the 2014 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Thistle and Bluebell
The 2014 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Thistle and Bluebell 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 Scotland, a thistle and bluebell together, denomination below.
5,185,000 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 It is no longer legal tender (withdrawn 2017), so its value is to collectors only.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 – Thistle and Bluebell worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2014 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Thistle and Bluebell run from £3.02 to £13.16 across 2 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one.
How many 2014 Scotland floral £1 coins were made?
The Royal Mint's mintage figures give 5,185,000 struck for circulation, all dated 2014. That is the lowest of the four floral pounds. The Northern Ireland coin of the same year had 5,780,000 and the 2014 Royal Shield £1 had 79,305,200.
Is the thistle and bluebell £1 rare?
It is one of the scarcer round pounds by mintage. In the Royal Mint's figures only four dated round £1 issues are lower than its 5,185,000: Edinburgh at 935,000, Cardiff at 1,615,000, London at 2,635,000 and the 2008 Royal Arms at 3,910,000.
Who designed the 2014 Scotland £1?
Timothy Noad, who designed all four coins of the 2013 and 2014 floral series. The Royal Mint described him as a numismatic and medallic artist and a Fellow of the Society of Scribes and Illuminators. The obverse portrait is by Ian Rank-Broadley.
What does NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT mean?
It is Latin, translated by Check Your Change as "no one provokes me with impunity". The same words are on the edge of the earlier Scottish round pounds, the Thistle of 1984 and 1989 and the Lion Rampant of 1994 and 1999.
Can I still use a 2014 Scotland £1 coin?
No. All round pounds lost their legal tender status at midnight on 15 October 2017. According to the Royal Mint they can still be deposited at most UK high street banks, with limits and arrangements that vary by bank.
How do I identify the 2014 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Thistle and Bluebell?
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 Scotland floral £1 was the third of four round pounds pairing the plant emblems of the home nations, after England and Wales in 2013 and alongside Northern Ireland in 2014. It circulated beside the Royal Shield £1 of the same date.
The Royal Mint's figures give 5,185,000 struck for circulation, the lowest of the four floral coins. Northern Ireland had 5,780,000 and the 2014 Royal Shield £1 had 79,305,200. Across all dated round £1 issues in the Mint's figures only four are lower: Edinburgh, Cardiff, London and the 2008 Royal Arms.
The 12-sided £1 replaced the round pound from 28 March 2017, and round pounds lost legal tender status at midnight on 15 October 2017.
Timothy Noad's reverse joins a Scottish thistle and a bluebell. The Royal Mint's 2014 release says the thistle became an emblem of Scotland in the thirteenth century, in the reign of Alexander III, and first appeared on Scottish silver coinage under James III. It calls the Scottish bluebell "the delicate, less familiar, floral symbol of Scotland" and notes the folk song "The Blue Bells of Scotland".
The thistle was not new to the pound. Leslie Durbin's thistle and royal diadem stood for Scotland on the coins of 1984 and 1989. Noad's version gives the plant a partner, in line with his aim that each motif be "clearly recognisable" while keeping within "the heraldic rules and conventions".
The milled edge carries the Latin motto NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT, as on the earlier Scottish pounds. 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.
The edge motto is the quickest check. The other three floral coins read DECUS ET TUTAMEN or carry a Welsh inscription, so a floral pound with NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT on the edge should be this one. Confirm with the 2014 date and the thistle and bluebell reverse. Its 2014 partner is the Northern Ireland floral £1.
In June 2014 the Royal Mint announced silver proof, silver piedfort and gold proof versions of the Scotland design, each with a booklet on the symbolism of the plants. They are listed separately on this site and are a different product from the nickel-brass coin struck for circulation.
The coin was in use for only a few years before withdrawal. The spikes of the thistle head and the bluebell flowers are the high points to inspect. The coin can no longer be spent and does not appear in change.
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 Scotland' £1 Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The Royal Mint's Floral £1 coin series: Scotland gold proof, silver proof and silver piedfort editions released (17 June 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: Scotland: Thistle and Bluebell, Change Checker (read 9 Oct 2026)
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