Exceptional: fewer than 1,000 minted.
1 Pound - Elizabeth II Oak and Rose Gold Proof (2013)
Circulating version: 2013 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Oak and Rose
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2013 |
| Denomination | 1 Pound |
| Face value | £1 |
| Mintage | 244 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Series | Round Pound Series |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Gold (.9167) (917/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 19.600g · 0.5777 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 England, an oak branch beneath a Tudor-inspired rose
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The 2013 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Oak and Rose – Gold Proof is a collector 1 pound coin in the Round Pound series, struck in 91.67% gold. It weighs 19.6g and measures 22.5mm across. Reverse design: Floral emblems of England, an oak branch beneath a Tudor-inspired rose.
244 were struck.
Common questions
How much is the 2013 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Oak and Rose – Gold Proof worth?
No verified sale of the 2013 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Oak and Rose – Gold Proof has been logged on MyCoinage yet. Its gold content is worth about £1,731 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How is the 2013 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Oak and Rose – Gold Proof different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 2013 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Oak and Rose, not the coin found in change. At 19.6g 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 Oak and Rose – Gold Proof?
Check the weight 19.6g 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 – Oak and Rose. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
The 2013 England £1 opened the last themed series of round pounds: four coins pairing the floral emblems of the home nations. England and Wales came in 2013, Scotland and Northern Ireland in 2014. The Royal Mint announced the first two on 30 November 2012 and tied them to the 30th anniversary of the £1 coin, which was first issued in 1983.
The Royal Mint's figures give 5,270,000 England coins struck for circulation, exactly the same as the Wales coin of that year. For comparison, 13,090,500 Royal Shield pounds carry the 2013 date. Among dated round £1 issues in the Mint's figures only five are lower: Edinburgh, Cardiff, London, the 2008 Royal Arms and the 2014 Scotland floral coin.
Round pounds were replaced by the 12-sided £1 from 28 March 2017 and lost legal tender status at midnight on 15 October 2017.
The reverse is by Timothy Noad, described by the Royal Mint as a numismatic and medallic artist and a Fellow of the Society of Scribes and Illuminators. An oak branch with an acorn is balanced against a stem bearing a Tudor-inspired rose. The Mint's 2013 release called the oak indicative of integrity and strength and the rose a symbol of beauty and majesty.
Noad said of the series that he often uses plants and flowers "in a decorative way, combining natural forms and heraldic stylisation", and that these plants had appeared on coins singly before but not paired. The oak had last stood for England on the pounds of 1987 and 1992.
The milled edge reads DECUS ET TUTAMEN, "an ornament and a safeguard", wording the Mint says was first used on coins in the reign of Charles II. The obverse carries the fourth portrait of Elizabeth II, by Ian Rank-Broadley.
Sources
- 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)
- 2013 Elizabeth II 'Floral England' £1 Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The Royal Mint reveals new England and Wales £1 coins for 2013 (30 November 2012, archived copy), The Royal Mint, via the Internet Archive (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The 2013 Floral £1 coin series (22 July 2013, archived copy), The Royal Mint, via the Internet Archive (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2013 One Pound, Check Your Change (read 9 Oct 2026)
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