Exceptional: fewer than 1,000 minted.
1 Pound - Elizabeth II Edinburgh Gold Proof (2011)
Circulating version: 2011 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Edinburgh
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2011 |
| Denomination | 1 Pound |
| Face value | £1 |
| Mintage | 499 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Series | Round Pound Series |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Demonetised | 2017 |
| Composition | Gold (.9167) (917/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 19.619g · 0.5782 t oz |
| Diameter | 22.5mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around.
The official badges of the capital cities of the United Kingdom with the badge of Edinburgh being the principle focus.
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About the 2011 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Edinburgh – Gold Proof
The 2011 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Edinburgh – Gold Proof is a collector 1 pound coin in the Round Pound series, struck in 91.67% gold. It weighs 19.62g and measures 22.5mm across. Reverse design: The official badges of the capital cities of the United Kingdom with the badge of Edinburgh being the principle focus.
499 were struck. It is no longer legal tender (withdrawn 2017), so its value is to collectors only.
Common questions
How much is the 2011 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Edinburgh – Gold Proof worth?
No verified sale of the 2011 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Edinburgh – Gold Proof has been logged on MyCoinage yet. Its gold content is worth about £1,732 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How is the 2011 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Edinburgh – Gold Proof different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 2011 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Edinburgh, not the coin found in change. At 19.62g of 91.67% gold it is heavier than the 9.5g nickel circulating coin, so weighing it is the quickest check.
How do I identify the 2011 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Edinburgh – Gold Proof?
Check the weight 19.62g and diameter 22.5mm and the metal (91.67% gold) against the specification table on this page. The reverse design is described above.
History and design
This is a collector version of the 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Edinburgh. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
The Edinburgh £1 is one of four round pounds showing the capital cities of the United Kingdom. Belfast and London were issued in 2010, Cardiff and Edinburgh in 2011. They circulated alongside the standard Royal Shield £1 of the same years.
The Royal Mint's figures give 935,000 Edinburgh coins struck for circulation. That is the lowest figure for any round £1 design and the only one below a million. The other three in the series had 1,615,000 (Cardiff), 2,635,000 (London) and 6,205,000 (Belfast), and 25,415,000 Royal Shield pounds were struck with the 2011 date. The first round pound of 1983 had 443,053,510.
Round pounds were replaced by the 12-sided £1 from 28 March 2017 and lost their legal tender status at midnight on 15 October 2017.
The reverse is by Stuart Devlin, described by Change Checker as Goldsmith and Jeweller to the Queen. The Royal Mint's description is of the official badges of the capital cities of the United Kingdom, with the badge of Edinburgh being the principal focus. Change Checker describes the central badge as Edinburgh Castle on its rock, with three flags flying from the towers. It represents Scotland in the series.
The milled edge carries the Latin words NISI DOMINUS FRUSTRA, translated as "without the Lord, in vain". Each of the four coins has its own edge inscription. The obverse has the fourth portrait of Elizabeth II, by Ian Rank-Broadley. The coin is nickel-brass, like all round pounds.
Sources
- UK coin mintage figures (mintages.json data file behind the Royal Mint mintage pages), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- One Pound Coin Designs and Specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- £1 Coin Designs and Specifications, The Royal Mint (page served on a royalmintmuseum.org.uk host) (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Scotland: Edinburgh City £1, Change Checker (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2011 One Pound, Check Your Change (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Could your £1 coin be worth 10 times its face value? The rarest £1 coin revealed, Change Checker (read 9 Oct 2026)
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