Exceptional: fewer than 1,000 minted.
1 Pound - Elizabeth II Gateshead Millennium Bridge Gold Proof (2007–2008)
Circulating version: 2007 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Gateshead Millennium Bridge
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2007–2008 |
| Denomination | 1 Pound |
| Face value | £1 |
| Mintage | 1,122 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Series | Round Pound Series |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Demonetised | 2017 |
| Composition | Gold (.9167) (917/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 19.620g · 0.5783 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 Gateshead Millennium Bridge with a border of struts, denomination below.
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About the 2007 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Gateshead Millennium Bridge – Gold Proof
The 2007 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Gateshead Millennium Bridge – Gold Proof is a collector 1 pound coin issued from 2007 to 2008 in the Round Pound series, struck in 91.67% gold. It weighs 19.62g and measures 22.5mm across. Reverse design: The Gateshead Millennium Bridge with a border of struts, denomination below.
A mintage of 1,122 is recorded for one date of this type; figures for each year are not held. It is no longer legal tender (withdrawn 2017), so its value is to collectors only.
Common questions
How much is the 2007 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Gateshead Millennium Bridge – Gold Proof worth?
No verified sale of the 2007 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Gateshead Millennium Bridge – 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 2007 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Gateshead Millennium Bridge – Gold Proof different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 2007 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Gateshead Millennium Bridge, 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 2007 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Gateshead Millennium Bridge – 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 – Gateshead Millennium Bridge. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
The Gateshead Millennium Bridge £1 is the last of four round pounds, issued one a year from 2004, that each show a bridge from one part of the United Kingdom. It represents England. The earlier three were the Forth Railway Bridge, the Menai Bridge and the Egyptian Arch. The Menai Bridge dates from 1826; the Gateshead bridge was six years old when the coin was struck.
The Royal Mint's figures give 26,180,160 for circulation, the lowest of the four bridge pounds and about a quarter of the 99,429,500 struck for the Menai coin two years earlier. It is still a large issue: 13 round £1 entries from 1983 to 2015 are lower.
The next new £1 design was the Royal Shield of 2008, which then ran every year. Round pounds lost their legal tender status at midnight on 15 October 2017.
Edwina Ellis, an Australian-born wood engraver, designed all four bridge reverses. Here the Gateshead Millennium Bridge is shown inside a border of struts, with ONE POUND beneath.
The Royal Mint records that the bridge opened to the public on 17 September 2001 and stretches 126 metres across the River Tyne, and credits its arched design to Gifford and Partners with Wilkinson Eyre. Check Your Change describes it as a tilting bridge for pedestrians and cyclists.
The milled edge has no lettering. It carries an incuse decorative pattern that the Royal Mint describes as symbolising bridges and pathways. The obverse has the fourth portrait of Elizabeth II, by Ian Rank-Broadley.
Sources
- 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)
- St. George's Day, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Proclamation determining the specifications and design of a new series of one pound coins of silver and of nickel-brass (notice L-57079-1041), The Gazette (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2007 One Pound, Check Your Change (read 9 Oct 2026)
- St. Patrick's Day, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Old £1 Coins, Check Your Change (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Bridge sound as pound coin, North Wales Live (Daily Post) (read 9 Oct 2026)
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