1994 Brilliant Uncirculated £1 coin for Scotland, in Royal Mint sealed descriptive colour folder

As part of the Royal Arms of Scotland the lion rampant featured on the coinage of Scotland for more than three centuries. The 'ruddy lion ramping in his field of treasured gold' has been the Royal Arms of Ensigns of Dominion and Sovereignty of Kings and queen of Scots since at least the days of Alexander II (1214-49). It retains its individual status as a sovereign Coat of Arms today and has become a potent symbol of Scottish national identity. Surrounded by a double tressure which is flowered and counter-flowered, meaning that fleurs-de-lis are shown alternately pointing inwards and outwards, it provides a fitting reverse for the new £1 coin for Scotland.