Very Rare: fewer than 100,000 minted. Sells often: 25 verified sales in the last 12 months.
1 Pound - Elizabeth II Scottish Lion Silver Proof (1999)
Circulating version: 1999 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Scottish Lion
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 1999 |
| Denomination | 1 Pound |
| Face value | £1 |
| Mintage | 16,328 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Series | Round Pound Series |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Demonetised | 2017 |
| Composition | Silver (.925) (925/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 9.500g · 0.2825 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.
A lion rampant within a double tressure flory counter-flory above denomination.
Silver Proof £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 | £20.00 🔒 eBay | £20.00 (1) | – | £20.00 – £20.00 | 1 | 1 | 24-02-2026 | |
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| PR-65 | £20.77 🔒 eBay | £24.99 | – | £17.00 – £132.98 | 23 | 23 | 12-10-2026 | |
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| PR-70 | £259.00 🔒 eBay | £259.00 (1) | – | £259.00 – £259.00 | 1 | 1 | 12-05-2026 | |
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About the 1999 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Scottish Lion – Silver Proof
The 1999 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Scottish Lion – Silver Proof is a collector 1 pound coin in the Round Pound series, struck in 92.5% silver. It weighs 9.5g and measures 22.5mm across. Reverse design: A lion rampant within a double tressure flory counter-flory above denomination.
16,328 were struck. It is no longer legal tender (withdrawn 2017), so its value is to collectors only.
Common questions
How much is the 1999 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Scottish Lion – Silver Proof worth?
Verified sold prices for the 1999 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Scottish Lion – Silver Proof run from £20.00 to £259 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 £11.28 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How is the 1999 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Scottish Lion – Silver Proof different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 1999 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Scottish Lion, not the coin found in change. It is struck in 92.5% silver rather than nickel.
How do I identify the 1999 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Scottish Lion – Silver Proof?
Check the weight 9.5g 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 – Scottish Lion. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
The lion rampant pound was first issued in 1994 as Scotland's coin in the heraldic series. Five years later the round £1 cycle came back to Scotland and the design was used again, now with Ian Rank-Broadley's portrait of the Queen. This time it did not go into circulation.
The Royal Mint's circulating mintage figures have no round £1 for 1999, as they have none for 1998. Check Your Change gives the 1999 coin's mintage for circulation as none and says it was only issued in special Royal Mint packaging, in numbers likely to be in the tens of thousands. The dealer M J Hughes Coins gives the reason as lower demand for pounds after the £2 coin was introduced. The 1994 coin, by contrast, had 29,752,525 struck.
Like every round pound, it lost its legal tender status at midnight on 15 October 2017.
The reverse is by Norman Sillman and the Royal Mint describes it as a lion rampant, representing Scotland. The Mint explains that rampant refers to the lion standing upright with forelegs raised and claws unsheathed, and that the symbol was first used to represent the Scottish kingdom by King Alexander II in the 13th century.
The milled edge reads NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT. Check Your Change translates it as "no one provokes me with impunity" and describes it as the Latin motto of the Stuart dynasty. The Royal Mint lists the same words on the edge of the Thistle pounds of 1984 and 1989.
The obverse has the fourth portrait of Elizabeth II, by Ian Rank-Broadley, which the Royal Mint lists for round pounds from 1998 to 2015.
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)
- 1994 Elizabeth II 'Lion Rampant, Representing Scotland' £1 Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 1999 One Pound, Check Your Change (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 1999 One Pound Coin, M J Hughes Coins (read 9 Oct 2026)
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