Die Münzen und Scheine aus dem vereinigten Königreich:
Münzen:
One penny
United Kingdom |
Value |
0.01 pound sterling |
Mass |
3.56 g |
Diameter |
20.3 mm |
Thickness |
(Bronze) 1.52 mm (Steel) 1.65 mm |
Edge |
Plain |
Composition |
Bronze (1971–1991) Copper-plated steel (1992–) |
Years of minting |
1971–present |
Obverse |
|
Design |
Queen Elizabeth II |
Designer |
Jody Clark |
Design date |
2015 |
Reverse |
|
Design |
Segment of the Royal Shield |
Designer |
Matthew Dent |
Design date |
2008 |
Two pence
United Kingdom (UK) |
Value |
0.02 pound sterling |
Mass |
7.12 g |
Diameter |
25.9 mm |
Thickness |
(Bronze) 1.85 mm (Steel) 2.03 mm |
Edge |
Plain |
Composition |
Bronze (1971–1991) Copper-plated steel (1992–) |
Years of minting |
1971–present |
Obverse |
|
Design |
Queen Elizabeth II |
Designer |
Jody Clark |
Design date |
2015 |
Reverse |
|
Design |
Segment of the Royal Shield |
Designer |
Matthew Dent |
Design date |
2008 |
Five pence
United Kingdom |
Value |
0.05 pound sterling |
Mass |
(1968–1990) 5.65 g (1990–present) 3.25 g |
Diameter |
(1968–1990) 23.59 mm (1990–present) 18.00 mm |
Thickness |
(Cupro-nickel) 1.7 mm (Steel) 1.89 mm |
Edge |
Milled |
Composition |
Cupronickel (1968–2010) Nickel-plated steel (2011–) |
Years of minting |
1968–present |
Obverse |
|
Design |
Queen Elizabeth II |
Designer |
Jody Clark |
Design date |
2015 |
Reverse |
|
Design |
Segment of the Royal Shield |
Designer |
Matthew Dent |
Design date |
2008 |
Ten pence
United Kingdom |
Value |
0.10 pound sterling |
Mass |
(1968–1992) 11.31 g (1992–present) 6.5 g |
Diameter |
(1968–1992) 28.5 mm (1992–present) 24.5 mm |
Thickness |
(Cupro-nickel) 1.85 mm (Steel) 2.05 mm |
Edge |
Milled |
Composition |
Cupro-nickel (1971–2012) Nickel-plated steel (2012–) |
Years of minting |
1968–present |
Obverse |
|
Design |
Queen Elizabeth II |
Designer |
Jody Clark |
Design date |
2015 |
Reverse |
|
Design |
Segment of the Royal Shield |
Designer |
Matthew Dent |
Design date |
2008 |
Twenty pence
United Kingdom |
Value |
0.20 Pound sterling |
Mass |
5.0 g |
Diameter |
21.4 mm |
Thickness |
1.7 mm |
Edge |
Plain |
Composition |
Cupro-nickel (1982–present) |
Years of minting |
1982–present |
Obverse |
|
Design |
Queen Elizabeth II |
Designer |
Jody Clark |
Design date |
2015 |
Reverse |
|
Design |
Segment of the Royal Shield |
Designer |
Matthew Dent |
Design date |
2008 |
Fifty pence
United Kingdom |
Value |
0.50 >pound sterling |
Mass |
(1969–1994) 13.5 g (1997–present) 8.0 g |
Diameter |
(1969–1994) 30.0 mm (1997–present) 27.3 mm |
Thickness |
1.78 mm |
Edge |
Plain |
Composition |
Cupro-nickel |
Years of minting |
1969–present |
Obverse |
|
Design |
Queen Elizabeth II |
Designer |
Jody Clark |
Design date |
2015 |
Reverse |
|
Design |
Segment of the Royal Shield |
Designer |
Matthew Dent |
Design date |
2008 |
One pound
United Kingdom |
Value |
1 pound sterling |
Mass |
8.75 g |
Diameter |
23.03-23.43 mm |
Thickness |
2.8 mm |
Edge |
Alternately milled and plain |
Composition |
(Outer ring) Nickel-brass (76% Cu, 20% Zn, and 4% Ni) (Inner planchet) Nickel-plated alloy |
Obverse |
|
Design |
Queen Elizabeth II |
Designer |
Jody Clark |
Design date |
2016 |
Reverse |
|
Design |
Rose, leek, thistle, and shamrock encircled by a coronet |
Designer |
David Pearce |
Design date |
2016 |
Two pounds
United Kingdom |
Value |
2 pounds sterling |
Mass |
12 g |
Diameter |
28.4 mm |
Thickness |
2.5 mm |
Edge |
Milled, with incuse lettering |
Composition |
Outer ring: Nickel-brass (76% Cu, 20% Zn and 4% Ni) Centre: Cupro-nickel (75% Cu , 25% Ni) |
Years of minting |
1997–present |
Obverse |
|
Design |
Queen Elizabeth II |
Designer |
Jody Clark |
Design date |
2015 |
Reverse |
|
Design |
Britannia |
Designer |
Antony Dufort |
Design date |
2015 |
Scheine:
Image |
Value |
Dimensions (millimetres) |
Material |
Main colour |
Reverse figure |
Issue date |
Notes |
Obverse |
Reverse |
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£5 |
125 × 65 |
Polymer |
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Turquoise/blue |
1941 portrait of Winston Churchill by Yousuf Karsh, the Elizabeth Tower, and the maze at Blenheim Palace, the quote „I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.“ from a 1940 speech by Churchill, and the Nobel Prize medal. |
13 September 2016 |
This is the Bank of England’s first banknote to be printed in polymer. |
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£10 |
132 × 69 |
Polymer |
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Orange |
Portrait of author Jane Austen (c. 1810) by James Andrews, based on a portrait by her sister, Cassandra, the quote „I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!“ from Pride and Prejudice, an illustration of Elizabeth Bennet and a view of Godmersham Park in Kent. |
14 September 2017 |
The previous note featuring Charles Darwin was withdrawn from circulation on 1 March 2018. |
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£20 |
149 × 80 |
Paper |
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Purple |
Economist Adam Smith with an illustration showing his theory of „the division of labour in pin manufacturing“ |
13 March 2007 |
The Bank of England has announced that a new polymer £20 note, featuring J. M. W. Turner, is to be issued „in the first half of 2020“. (see Forthcoming notes section below). |
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£50 |
156 × 85 |
Paper |
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Red |
Steam engine industrialists, Matthew Boulton and James Watt with steam engine and Boulton’s Soho factory. |
2 November 2011 |
The Bank of England has announced that a new £50 note is to be issued in polymer (see Forthcoming notes section below). It will feature a scientist. |