typeface on obverse of one-pound coin

Kaihsu Tai made this Freedom of Information request to Royal Mint

The request was partially successful.

From: Kaihsu Tai

28 January 2009

Dear Madam or Sir,

Please supply a list, categorized by year and/or design, of
typefaces that have appeared on the obverse side (‘head’) of the
general-circulation one-pound coin since 1982.

Thank you very much.

Sincerely,

Dr Kaihsu Tai

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From: Joseph Payne

9 February 2009

Dear Dr Tai

I am writing in reply to your Freedom of Information request of 28 January.

The obverses of United Kingdom coins use hand carved letttering which, although similar in style to Times New Roman, is not directly comparable with any specific typeface.

Yours sincerely

Joseph Payne
Assistant Curator
The Royal Mint

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From: Kaihsu Tai

9 February 2009

Dear Mr Payne,

Thank you for your information. (Though I notice that in recent
years the typeface has changed significantly, to one more akin to
Century.)

Sincerely,

Kaihsu Tai

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