§ Mr. Michael McNair-Wilsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is in a position to announce details of the design variants of the £1 coin.
§ Mr. Peter ReesYes. Her Majesty made a proclamation on 22 June 1983 under the Coinage Act 1971 giving details of four such coins.
The obverse on each coin will feature the Machin portrait of Her Majesty.
The reverse designs, which are the work of Mr. Leslie Durbin CBE, MVO, Hon. LL.D (Cambridge), will be changed annually starting with the design to be issued in 1984 for Scotland. This will feature the thistle with a coronet and the edge inscription will be "Nemo Me Impune Lacessit". For England the design will feature an oak tree with a coronet and the edge inscription will be "Decus Et Tutamen". For Wales the design features the leek with a coronet and the edge inscription will be "Pleidiol Wyf I'm Gwlad". For Northern Ireland the design will feature flax flowers with a coronet and the edge inscription will be the same as that for England.