1489 is when the first British Sovereign was made. It was a gold coin equal to one pound sterling. The coin is still being produced today as of 2010.
I'm not sure, but I think it was 1997.
The Pound or Sovereign was not introduced into the British system of currency until 1817 when it replaced the Guinea, and the first Two Pound coin (Double Sovereigns) was minted in 1820.
The last new general circulation coin to be issued by the Royal Mint was the Two Pound coin in 1997. Earlier Two Pound coins were Commemoratives not intended for circulation.
There is a one pound coin and a two pound coin but not a three pound coin.
The British One Pound coin, as distinct from the "Sovereign" coin, was introduced in 1983 to replace the Bank of England One Pound note. See the link below.
Originally from the days when the pound coin was introduced, was said around London as there was a good exchange rate.
There was no British 1901 Two Pound or Double Sovereign coin produced.
Any bank will accept any Two Pound coin, they are legal tender.
The Two Dollar coin was introduced in Australia in 1988 and replaced the old Two Dollar paper note.
Please check your coin. You possibly refer to the 1986 commemorative Two Pound coin.
There was no 1977 British One Pound coin minted. The first general circulation One Pound coins was minted in 1983.
British Pound denominations currently in circulation include - One Pound coin Two Pound coin Five Pound coin (legal tender and often found in circulation) Five Pound note Ten Pound note Twenty Pound note Fifty Pound note
The One Pound coin replaced the One Pound note in the British currency in 1983. Pound coins include the One Pound and Two Pound coins, and the Five Pound coin which is issued as a commemorative but is still legal tender.