FREE: 2003 Thick 1-Pound Coin from Great Britain / U.K.

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Very thick (£1) British coin! This circulating coin is minted from a nickel-brass alloy of approximately 70% copper, 24.5% zinc, and 5.5% nickel.Still, it's worth a British pound, which is about $1.49 USD.

These are actual scans of the coin you will receive, so please take a close look and ask any questions before you bid as this will be sent as is.
The text along the rim of the coin reads: DECUS ET TUTAMEN, which is the motto of a British Army cavalry regiment, later artillery - The Essex Yeomanry, established in 1794. "Decus" means shield, virtue, honor or glory; and "tutamen" means defense or protection, thus the meaning is said to be: "shield and protection" or "honour and defense", etc.

All modern British coins carry a Latin inscription whose full form is ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA FIDEI DEFENSOR, meaning "Elizabeth II, by the grace of God, Queen and Defender of the Faith". The inscription appears on the coins in any of several abbreviated forms, typically ELIZABETH II D G REG F D.