Elite: fewer than 10,000 minted. Rarely sells: 3 verified sales in the last 12 months.
1 Pound - Elizabeth II Royal Shield Silver Piedfort (2008)
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2008 |
| Denomination | 1 Pound |
| Face value | £1 |
| Mintage | 5,456 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Series | Round Pound Series |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Demonetised | 2017 |
| Composition | Silver (.925) (925/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 19.000g · 0.5650 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.
Royal Shield of Arms divides denomination.
Silver Piedfort £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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| FDC | £35.15 🔒 eBay | £35.15 (1) | – | £35.15 – £35.15 | 1 | 1 | 02-06-2026 | |
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| BU | £44.99 🔒 eBay | £44.99 (1) | – | £44.99 – £44.99 | 1 | 1 | 05-02-2026 | |
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| PR-65 | £39.95 🔒 eBay | £39.95 (1) | – | £39.95 – £39.95 | 1 | 1 | 25-08-2026 | |
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About the 2008 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Royal Shield – Silver Piedfort
The 2008 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Royal Shield – Silver Piedfort is a collector 1 pound coin in the Round Pound series, struck in 92.5% silver. It weighs 19g and measures 22.5mm across. Reverse design: Royal Shield of Arms divides denomination.
5,456 were struck. It is no longer legal tender (withdrawn 2017), so its value is to collectors only.
Common questions
How much is the 2008 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Royal Shield – Silver Piedfort worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2008 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Royal Shield – Silver Piedfort run from £35.15 to £44.99 across 3 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one. Its silver content is worth about £22.56 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How do I identify the 2008 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Royal Shield – Silver Piedfort?
Check the weight 19g and diameter 22.5mm and the metal (92.5% silver) 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 – Royal Shield. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
Until 2008 the reverse of the round pound changed every year. That stopped when the Royal Mint replaced the reverses of all seven coins from the 1p to the £1 at once. The designs were unveiled on 2 April 2008 after a public competition that drew more than 4,000 entries, and the Mint said it was the first time one design had been used across a range of coins.
The Royal Shield became the standard £1 and was struck for circulation with every date from 2008 to 2015, alongside the capital city and floral pounds of 2010 to 2014. In 2008 it also shared the year with 3,910,000 pounds of the older Royal Arms design.
The Royal Mint's figures give 43,827,300 for 2008 and 311,663,630 over the eight dates. The highest is 2014 with 79,305,200 and the lowest 2013 with 13,090,500. Round pounds lost their legal tender status at midnight on 15 October 2017.
The designer is Matthew Dent, a graphic designer from Bangor in North Wales who was 26 at the time. His six lower denominations each carry a detail of the Shield of the Royal Arms and form the complete shield when laid together. The £1 shows the shield whole, with ONE to its left and POUND to its right.
Dent said of the set: "I primarily want my new designs to intrigue, to entertain and to raise a smile."
The milled edge carries the incuse inscription DECUS ET TUTAMEN, translated as "an ornament and safeguard". The obverse has the fourth portrait of Elizabeth II, by Ian Rank-Broadley. Check Your Change notes that pounds of 2008 to 2015 have no beading around the rim on either side.
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, fifty pence, twenty pence, ten pence, five pence, two pence and one penny coins (notice L-58612-455481), The Gazette (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Royal Mint Unveils New United Kingdom Coins (Royal Mint press release of 2 April 2008, as republished), CoinNews (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2008 One Pound, Check Your Change (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2015 One Pound, Check Your Change (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Old £1 Coins, Check Your Change (read 9 Oct 2026)
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