Very Rare: fewer than 100,000 minted. Sells regularly: 18 verified sales in the last 12 months.
1 Pound - Elizabeth II Scottish Thistle Silver Proof (1989)
Circulating version: 1989 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Scottish Thistle
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 1989 |
| Denomination | 1 Pound |
| Face value | £1 |
| Mintage | 22,275 |
| 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 |
| Thickness | 3.15mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Third crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend around
Scottish thistle encircled by the Royal Diadem 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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| VF | £16.34 🔒 | £18.92 (2) | – | £16.34 – £21.50 | 2 | 2 | 17-09-2026 | |
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| PR-65 | £19.00 🔒 eBay | £25.42 | – | £17.00 – £31.89 | 14 | 14 | 15-10-2026 | |
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| PR-70 | £129.00 🔒 eBay | £129.00 (1) | – | £129.00 – £129.00 | 1 | 1 | 09-02-2026 | |
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| PR-69 | £42.00 🔒 eBay | £42.00 (1) | – | £42.00 – £42.00 | 1 | 1 | 02-05-2026 | |
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About the 1989 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Scottish Thistle – Silver Proof
The 1989 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Scottish Thistle – 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: Scottish thistle encircled by the Royal Diadem above denomination.
22,275 were struck. It is no longer legal tender (withdrawn 2017), so its value is to collectors only.
Common questions
How much is the 1989 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Scottish Thistle – Silver Proof worth?
Verified sold prices for the 1989 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Scottish Thistle – Silver Proof run from £18.92 to £129 across 4 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 £11.32 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How is the 1989 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Scottish Thistle – Silver Proof different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 1989 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Scottish Thistle, not the coin found in change. It is struck in 92.5% silver rather than nickel.
How do I identify the 1989 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Scottish Thistle – 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 Thistle. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
In 1989 the round pound began its second pass through the four nations. The first series of national designs, which the Royal Mint describes as floral emblems, had run from Scotland in 1984 to England in 1987, with a United Kingdom shield in 1988. The 1989 coin brought back the Scottish Thistle unchanged on the reverse.
The Royal Mint's figures give 70,580,501 struck for circulation, a little under half the 146,256,501 of the 1984 issue. It is the twelfth highest of the 41 round £1 date and design entries in the Mint's list, and almost ten times the figure for the 1988 coin before it (7,118,825). Across both dates, 216,837,002 Thistle pounds were struck.
Round pounds were replaced by the 12-sided £1 from 28 March 2017 and lost their legal tender status at midnight on 15 October 2017.
The reverse is Leslie Durbin's thistle and royal diadem, representing Scotland, first used five years earlier. The edge inscription is also carried over: NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT, which Check Your Change translates as "no one provokes me with impunity".
What changed is the obverse. The 1984 coin had Arnold Machin's portrait of Elizabeth II. By 1989 the coinage carried Raphael Maklouf's portrait, which the Royal Mint lists for round pounds from 1985 to 1997. That makes the Thistle the only one of Durbin's four floral designs to exist with two different portraits, and it is why the two dates are catalogued as separate coins.
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)
- 1989 Elizabeth II 'Thistle and Royal Diadem, Representing Scotland' £1 Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 1989 One Pound, Check Your Change (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Round £1: Scotland: Thistle, Change Checker (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Why does the edge inscription on the £2 and £1 coins sometimes appear "upside down"?, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
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