Exceptional: fewer than 1,000 minted.
1 Pound - Elizabeth II Leek and Daffodil Gold Proof (2013)
Circulating version: 2013 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Leek and Daffodil
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2013 |
| Denomination | 1 Pound |
| Face value | £1 |
| Mintage | 234 |
| 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.
Floral emblems of Wales, a leek and daffodil intertwined, denomination below.
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The 2013 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Leek and Daffodil – 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: Floral emblems of Wales, a leek and daffodil intertwined, denomination below.
234 were struck. It is no longer legal tender (withdrawn 2017), so its value is to collectors only.
Common questions
How much is the 2013 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Leek and Daffodil – Gold Proof worth?
No verified sale of the 2013 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Leek and Daffodil – 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 2013 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Leek and Daffodil – Gold Proof different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 2013 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Leek and Daffodil, 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 2013 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Leek and Daffodil – 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 – Leek and Daffodil. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
In 2013 the £1 coin reached its thirtieth year, and the Royal Mint marked it with a new four-coin set that returned to the floral theme of the first round pounds. England and Wales came in 2013, Northern Ireland and Scotland in 2014. The Mint revealed the first two designs on 30 November 2012 and sold them at once as a two-coin Brilliant Uncirculated pack. Gold and silver proof versions of the Wales coin followed in July 2013.
The Royal Mint's figures give 5,270,000 Wales coins struck for circulation, exactly the figure for the England coin. Only five of the 41 round £1 entries from 1983 to 2015 are lower: Edinburgh, Cardiff, London, the 2008 Royal Arms and the 2014 Scotland coin at 5,185,000. The standard Royal Shield pound dated 2013 had 13,090,500.
Round pounds lost their legal tender status at midnight on 15 October 2017.
The reverses are by Timothy Noad, a numismatic and medallic artist and Fellow of the Society of Scribes and Illuminators. Each pairs two plant emblems of one nation, which the Mint said had not been done on United Kingdom coinage before. For Wales a leek and a daffodil stand side by side with their leaves intertwined, accompanied by the words ONE POUND.
The Mint's account is that the leek has long symbolised Wales and is said to have been used by St David to distinguish his men in battle. The daffodil is thought to have joined it through a confusion of names, since its Welsh name, Cenhinen Pedr, is close to Cenhinen, the word for leek.
Noad said: "In my work, I often use plants and flowers in a decorative way, combining natural forms and heraldic stylisation."
The milled edge reads PLEIDIOL WYF I'M GWLAD, "True am I to my country". The obverse has Ian Rank-Broadley's portrait of Elizabeth II.
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)
- Proclamation determining the specifications and designs for a new series of one pound coins (notice L-60304-1693454), The Gazette (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2013 Elizabeth II 'Floral Wales' £1 Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The Royal Mint reveals new England and Wales £1 coins for 2013 (news release, 30 November 2012), The Royal Mint (archived copy, Internet Archive) (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The 2013 Floral £1 coin series (news release, 22 July 2013), The Royal Mint (archived copy, Internet Archive) (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2013 One Pound, Check Your Change (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Round £1: Wales: Daffodil and Leek, Change Checker (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Old £1 Coins, Check Your Change (read 9 Oct 2026)
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