One hundred pounds (British coin)


The one hundred pound coin is a commemorative coin of the pound sterling. Issued for the first time by the Royal Mint in 2015 and sold at face value, £100 coins hold legal tender status but are intended as collectors' items and are not found in general circulation.

Design

The designs which have appeared on the £100 coin's reverse are summarised in the table below.
YearEventDesignEdge inscriptionDesigner
2015–Elizabeth Tower –Davies & Clancy
2015–Buckingham Palace–Davies & Clancy
2016–Trafalgar Square–Davies & Clancy

Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben)

The first minting of a new commemorative coin denominated £100 was announced on 29 December 2014. The coins contain of fine silver, with a diameter of. The first mintage of this denomination totalled 50,000 coins, and sold out within 11 days.
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.
In August 2015, the packaged coin was reported as being sold on eBay for £130.

Buckingham Palace

In early August 2015, the Royal Mint announced a second £100 coin would be minted. The new issue, as with the previous, would be limited to 50,000 coins, each made of.999 fine silver, weighing and having a diameter of.
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

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 and having a diameter of.