Floral emblem £1 coins (1984 to 1992)

Four floral emblem £1 designs were issued from 1984 to 1992, all of them for circulation.

Designs
4
Years
1984 to 1992
Lowest mintage
48,853,076

Floral emblem £1 value list

The list runs from the lowest circulation mintage up. The rarest is the Flax Plant £1, with 48,853,076 struck, which ranks it 14 of the 26 £1 designs ranked by rarity. Each value is the typical price for the design, worked out from published UK prices and checked in September 2026.

  1. 1

    Flowering flax plant rising through the Royal Diadem with roots below, ONE POUND along the bottom
    Photo: The Royal Mint, 1986

    Flax Plant £1

    1986 to 1991, Floral emblems (1984 to 1987), Definitive

    Common
    Mintage
    48,853,076
    Value
    Face value

  2. 2

    Whole oak tree with acorns, its trunk passing through the Royal Diadem, ONE POUND beneath
    Photo: The Royal Mint, 1987

    Oak Tree £1

    1987 to 1992, Floral emblems (1984 to 1987), Definitive

    Common
    Mintage
    75,618,989
    Value
    Face value

  3. 3

    Thistle plant with several flower heads rising through the Royal Diadem, roots below, ONE POUND along the bottom
    Photo: The Royal Mint, 1984

    Thistle £1

    1984 to 1989, Floral emblems (1984 to 1987), Definitive

    Common
    Mintage
    216,837,002
    Value
    Face value

  4. 4

    Leek with fanning leaves passing through the Royal Diadem, roots spreading below, ONE POUND beneath
    Photo: The Royal Mint, 1985

    Leek £1

    1985 to 1990, Floral emblems (1984 to 1987), Definitive

    Common
    Mintage
    325,700,051
    Value
    Face value

Floral emblem £1 coins (1984 to 1992) in order of issue

  1. 1984 to 1989

    The thistle £1 is the Scottish design from the first run of national emblems on the round pound, struck in 1984 and again in 1989.

  2. 1985 to 1990

    Wales's design in Leslie Durbin's first set of round pound emblems is the leek £1 coin, dated 1985 or 1990, with a leek rising through the Royal Diadem.

  3. 1986 to 1991

    The flax plant £1 represents Northern Ireland and was struck in 1986 and 1991 with the same reverse.

  4. 1987 to 1992

    The Oak Tree £1 (1987 and 1992). England's emblem on the early round pound was a full oak tree growing through the Royal Diadem, struck in 1987 and 1992.

Floral emblem £1 questions

How many floral emblem £1 coins are there?

There are four floral emblem £1 designs, issued from 1984 to 1992: the Thistle £1, the Leek £1, the Flax Plant £1 and the Oak Tree £1.

Which floral emblem £1 is the rarest?

The Flax Plant £1 has the lowest circulation mintage in the set, with 48,853,076 struck in 1986 and 1991. The next rarest is the Oak Tree £1, with 75,618,989 struck.

Which floral emblem £1 is worth the most?

In uncirculated condition the highest is the Flax Plant £1, typically £10. Values were checked in September 2026.