one hundred pounds
The British one hundred pound piece (£100) is a commemorative denomination of sterling coinage made from over 99% silver with a nominal value of one hundred pounds sterling. Issued for the first time by the Royal Mint in 2015 and sold at face value, £100 coins hold legal tender status to unlimited amounts. They are intended as collector's items and are rarely found in general circulation.
one hundred pounds
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• Denomination — One hundred pounds • Country — United Kingdom • Value — £100.00 • Unit — pound sterling • Mass — 62.86 • Diameter — 40.00 • Edge — Milled • Composition —.999 fine silver • Years Of Minting — 2015–2022 • Obverse Design — Elizabeth II • Obverse Designer — Ian Rank-Broadley • Obverse Design Date — 1998 • Reverse Design — Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) • Reverse Designer — Glyn Davies and Laura Clancy • Reverse Design Date — 2015 • Obverse2 Design — Elizabeth II • Obverse2 Designer — Jody Clark • Obverse2 Design Date — 2015 • Reverse2 Design — Buckingham Palace • Reverse2 Designer — Glyn Davies and Laura Clancy • Reverse2 Design Date — 2015 • Reverse3 Design — Trafalgar Square • Reverse3 Designer — Glyn Davies and Laura Clancy • Reverse3 Design Date — 2016
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Design
The designs which have appeared on the £100 coin's reverse are summarised in the table below. • Year — Design — Designer • 2015 — Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) — Davies & Clancy • 2015 — Buckingham Palace — Davies & Clancy • 2016 — Trafalgar Square — Davies & Clancy
Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben)
Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben)
The first minting of a new commemorative coin denominated £100 was announced on 29 December 2014. The coins contain 62.86 g of fine silver, with a diameter of 40.00 mm. The first mintage of this denomination totalled 50,000 coins. The 2015 issue features the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse and an image of Elizabeth Tower, often called Big Ben after the bell it houses, on the reverse.
Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace
In August 2015, the Royal Mint announced a second £100 coin would be minted. The new issue, as with the previous one, would be limited to 50,000 coins, each made of.999 fine silver, weighing 62.86 g and having a diameter of 40.00 mm. This second issue features an image of Buckingham Palace by Glyn Davies and Laura Clancy on the reverse, while on the obverse is a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Jody Clark, making it the first face-value coin to feature that portrait.
Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square
In 2016, the Royal Mint announced a third £100 coin would be minted, featuring Trafalgar Square. The new issue was limited to 45,000 coins, each made of.999 fine silver, weighing 62.86 g and having a diameter of 40.00 mm.
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Legal tender status
Legal tender#United Kingdom The prolific issuance since 2013 of silver commemorative £20, £50 and £100 coins at face value has led to attempts to spend or deposit these coins, prompting the Royal Mint to clarify the legal tender status of these coins. Royal Mint guidelines advise that, although the coins are legal tender, they are considered limited edition collectables not intended for general circulation, and hence shops and banks are not obliged to accept them.
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One hundred pounds is classified as a coin or commemorative coin. One hundred pounds is associated with United Kingdom.
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- 1.Paton, Ryan. Man arrested for using £100 coin in Tesco wins £5,000 in damages. Liverpool Echo. 29 October 2021.
- 2.Royal Mint. Legal Tender Guidelines.
- 3.Historical Currency Converter. OANDA.com.
- 4.BBC News. Royal Mint makes £100 coin featuring Big Ben clock tower.
- 5.Royal Mint. Big Ben 2015 UK 100 pound Fine Silver Coin.
- 6.Royal Mint. Buckingham Palace 2015 UK £100 Fine Silver Coin.
- 7.Royal Mint. Trafalgar Square £100 Coin.
- 8.Legal Tender Guidelines. The Royal Mint.
- 9.How The Royal Mint is Attempting to Redefine "Legal Tender" for Collector Coins. CoinWeek. 27 March 2016.
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