The obverse portrait of the Queen by Ian Rank-Broadley was used on all UK circulated coinage from 1998 to 2014 and on many coins dated 2015. It was the fourth portrait of the Queen used on coinage.
The reverse design shows the Celtic cross, part of the heraldic series by Norman Sillman.
The edge inscription ‘DECUS ET TUTAMEN’ is Latin for ‘An ornament and safeguard’
2001 Celtic Cross
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