Very Rare: fewer than 100,000 minted. Sells regularly: 18 verified sales in the last 12 months.
1 Pound - Elizabeth II Welsh Dragon Silver Proof (2000)
Circulating version: 2000 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Welsh Dragon
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2000 |
| Denomination | 1 Pound |
| Face value | £1 |
| Mintage | 15,913 |
| 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 Welsh dragon passant 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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| PR-65 | £21.76 🔒 eBay | £26.95 | – | £17.99 – £40.00 | 18 | 18 | 22-09-2026 | |
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About the 2000 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Welsh Dragon – Silver Proof
The 2000 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Welsh Dragon – 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 Welsh dragon passant above denomination.
15,913 were struck. It is no longer legal tender (withdrawn 2017), so its value is to collectors only.
Common questions
How much is the 2000 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Welsh Dragon – Silver Proof worth?
The 2000 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Welsh Dragon – Silver Proof has a price in one grade on MyCoinage so far: £26.95 in PR-65, the median of its verified sales. Its silver content is worth about £11.32 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How is the 2000 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Welsh Dragon – Silver Proof different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 2000 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Welsh Dragon, not the coin found in change. It is struck in 92.5% silver rather than nickel.
How do I identify the 2000 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Welsh Dragon – 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 – Welsh Dragon. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
The Welsh dragon pound was first struck in 1995 as part of the heraldic series of round £1 coins. When the cycle of national designs came round to Wales again in 2000, the dragon was reused with the new portrait of the Queen by Ian Rank-Broadley.
It was struck in very large numbers. The Royal Mint's figures give 109,496,500 for circulation, more than three times the 34,503,501 of the 1995 coin. That is the sixth highest of the 41 round £1 entries in the Mint's figures and the largest for any round pound with the Rank-Broadley portrait. The Mint's figures show no circulating round £1 dated 1998 or 1999, so this was also the first pound with that portrait to be issued for circulation.
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.
Norman Sillman's reverse shows the dragon of Wales. The Royal Mint calls it a dragon passant and explains that passant refers to the dragon's position, with one foot raised.
Sillman worked on coins for the Royal Mint for some 40 years, for many countries besides Britain. "More often than not the countries wanted you to have the ideas, and that was fine by me, because my interests are art, anthropology and history," he told the Diss Express in 2011.
The milled edge carries the Welsh inscription PLEIDIOL WYF I'M GWLAD, translated as "true I am to my country". 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)
- 2000 Elizabeth II 'Dragon Passant, Representing Wales' £1 Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2000 One Pound, Check Your Change (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Article highlights Royal Mint coin sculptor Norman Sillman (The E-Sylum, volume 14, number 44, 23 October 2011, excerpting the Diss Express), Numismatic Bibliomania Society (read 9 Oct 2026)
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