Heraldic emblem £1 coins (1994 to 2002)

Four heraldic emblem £1 designs were issued from 1994 to 2002, all of them for circulation.

Designs
4
Years
1994 to 2002
Lowest mintage
29,752,525

Heraldic emblem £1 value list

The list runs from the lowest circulation mintage up. The rarest is the Lion Rampant £1, with 29,752,525 struck, which ranks it 11 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

    Lion rampant inside a double ring set with fleurs-de-lis, ONE POUND beneath
    Photo: The Royal Mint, 1994

    Lion Rampant £1

    1994 to 1999, Heraldic emblems (1994 to 1997), Definitive

    Common
    Mintage
    29,752,525
    Value
    Face value

  2. 2

    Three lions passant guardant stacked one above another with no shield, ONE POUND beneath
    Photo: The Royal Mint, 1997

    Three Lions £1

    1997 to 2002, Heraldic emblems (1994 to 1997), Definitive

    Common
    Mintage
    134,935,450
    Value
    Face value

  3. 3

    Welsh dragon walking left with one forefoot raised and wings lifted, ONE POUND beneath
    Photo: The Royal Mint, 1995

    Dragon £1

    1995 to 2000, Heraldic emblems (1994 to 1997), Definitive

    Common
    Mintage
    144,000,001
    Value
    Face value

  4. 4

    Celtic cross with pimpernel centre and the Broighter collar torc laid over it, ONE and POUND either side
    Photo: The Royal Mint, 1996

    Celtic Cross £1

    1996 to 2001, Heraldic emblems (1994 to 1997), Definitive

    Common
    Mintage
    153,854,065
    Value
    Face value

Heraldic emblem £1 coins (1994 to 2002) in order of issue

  1. 1994 to 1999

    The Lion Rampant £1 is Scotland's coin in the round pound's heraldic series, showing the rearing lion of Scotland inside a border of fleurs-de-lis.

  2. 1995 to 2000

    A walking dragon with raised wings fills the reverse of the dragon £1 coin, Wales's design in Norman Sillman's heraldic set.

  3. 1996 to 2001

    Northern Ireland's heraldic round pound, the Celtic Cross £1 coin, shows a Celtic cross with a pimpernel at its centre and the Broighter collar laid over it.

  4. 1997 to 2002

    England's three lions, stacked one above another as on the royal arms, appear on the Three Lions £1 of 1997 and 2002, the last of the four heraldic round pounds.

Heraldic emblem £1 questions

How many heraldic emblem £1 coins are there?

There are four heraldic emblem £1 designs, issued from 1994 to 2002: the Lion Rampant £1, the Dragon £1, the Celtic Cross £1 and the Three Lions £1.

Which heraldic emblem £1 is the rarest?

The Lion Rampant £1 has the lowest circulation mintage in the set, with 29,752,525 struck in 1994. The next rarest is the Three Lions £1, with 134,935,450 struck.

Which heraldic emblem £1 is worth the most?

In uncirculated condition the highest is the Lion Rampant £1, typically £11. Values were checked in September 2026.