United Kingdom £1 Silver Proof "Piedfort" Collection. By Royal Proclamation of 22nd June 1983, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II authorised four new designs for the reverse of the one-pound coin. The four designs, adopted in turn for the years 1984 - 1987, represent Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England. To commemorate this significant occasion in the history of the United Kingdom coinage. The reverse designs, all including the Royal Diadem, show a thistle for Scotland, a leek for Wales, a flax plant for Northern Ireland and an oak tree for England. These are the work of the distinguished silversmith, Leslie Durbin. The obverse of the Scottish coin bears the Arnold Machin portrait of The Queen, while the new effigy by Raphael Maklouf appears on the other three coins.
NOTE: Certificate has some staining.