<P> The British one pound ( £ 1 ) coin is a denomination of the pound sterling . Its obverse bears the Latin engraving DG REG `` Dei Gratia Regina '' meaning , `` By the grace of God , Queen '' and FD meaning Fidei defensor , Defender of the Faith . It has featured the profile of Queen Elizabeth II since the coin 's introduction on 21 April 1983 . Four different portraits of the Queen have been used , with the latest design by Jody Clark being introduced in 2015 . The design on the reverse side of the new 2017 coin features four emblems to represent each of the nations of the United Kingdom -- the English rose , the leek for Wales , the Scottish thistle , and the shamrock for Northern Ireland -- emerging from a single stem within a crown . </P>
<P> The British one pound ( £ 1 ) coin is a denomination of the pound sterling . Its obverse bears the Latin engraving DG REG `` Dei Gratia Regina '' meaning , `` By the grace of God , Queen '' and FD meaning Fidei defensor , Defender of the Faith . It has featured the profile of Queen Elizabeth II since the coin 's introduction on 21 April 1983 . Four different portraits of the Queen have been used , with the latest design by Jody Clark being introduced in 2015 . The design on the reverse side of the new 2017 coin features four emblems to represent each of the nations of the United Kingdom -- the English rose , the leek for Wales , the Scottish thistle , and the shamrock for Northern Ireland -- emerging from a single stem within a crown . </P>
when did the first pound coin come out
when did the first pound coin come out
21 April 1983
21 April 1983