article_snippet: More than 6,000 people entered the competition to design The current £1 coin.
article_snippet: ‘The competition captured the imagination of thousands of people and David Pearce’s winning design will be recognised by millions in the years ahead. '
article_snippet: David said: ‘I was really excited to hear that I had won the competition to design the new £1 coin but hugely shocked as well.
article_snippet: I heard about the competition through my design teacher at school
article_snippet: I spent a lot of time researching what coin designs looked like and what sort of designs would represent all parts of the UK before submitting my idea