Figures for the coin that provides us all with so much entertainment in amusement arcades at the seaside 😉
| YEAR | MINTAGE | FORMAT | REVERSE | REVERSE DESIGNER | EXTRA INFO |
| 1971 | 1,454,856,250 | Circulated | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | |
| 1972 | 107,807 | Unreleased | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | Proof Only in Annual Sets |
| 1973 | 75,424 | Unreleased | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | Proof Only in Annual Sets |
| 1974 | 72,355 | Unreleased | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | Proof Only in Annual Sets |
| 1975 | 145,545,000 | Circulated | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | |
| 1976 | 181,379,000 | Circulated | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | |
| 1977 | 109,281,000 | Circulated | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | |
| 1978 | 189,658,000 | Circulated | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | |
| 1979 | 260,200,000 | Circulated | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | |
| 1980 | 408,527,000 | Circulated | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | |
| 1981 | 353,191,000 | Circulated | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | |
| 1982 | 323,630 | Unreleased | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | In Annual Sets Only |
| 1983 | 614,655 | Unreleased | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | In Annual Sets Only |
| 1983 | TBA | Unreleased | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | NEW PENCE’ Mule |
| 1984 | 265,340 | Unreleased | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | In Annual Sets Only |
| 1985 | 107,113,000 | Circulated | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | First 3rd Portrait |
| 1986 | 168,967,500 | Circulated | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | |
| 1987 | 218,100,750 | Circulated | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | |
| 1988 | 419,889,000 | Circulated | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | |
| 1989 | 359,226,000 | Circulated | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | |
| 1990 | 204,449,700 | Circulated | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | |
| 1991 | 86,625,250 | Circulated | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | |
| 1992 | 155,426 | Unreleased | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | Bronze |
| 1992 | 102,247,000 | Circulated | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | |
| 1993 | 235,674,000 | Circulated | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | |
| 1994 | 531,628,000 | Circulated | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | |
| 1995 | 124,482,000 | Circulated | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | |
| 1996 | 296,278,000 | Circulated | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | |
| 1997 | 496,116,000 | Circulated | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | |
| 1998 | 98,676,000 | Circulated | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | Bronze – First 4th Portrait |
| 1998 | 115,154,000 | Circulated | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | |
| 1999 | 353,816,000 | Circulated | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | |
| 1999 | 259,962 | Unreleased | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | Bronze |
| 2000 | 536,659,000 | Circulated | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | |
| 2001 | 551,880,000 | Circulated | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | |
| 2002 | 168,556,000 | Circulated | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | |
| 2003 | 260,225,000 | Circulated | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | |
| 2004 | 356,396,000 | Circulated | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | |
| 2005 | 280,396,000 | Circulated | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | |
| 2006 | 170,637,000 | Circulated | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | |
| 2007 | 254,500,000 | Circulated | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | |
| 2008 | 10,600,000 | Circulated | Welsh Plumes | Christopher Ironside | |
| 2008 | 241,679,000 | Circulated | Royal Shield Section | Matt Dent | |
| 2009 | 150,500,500 | Circulated | Royal Shield Section | Matt Dent | |
| 2010 | 99,600,000 | Circulated | Royal Shield Section | Matt Dent | |
| 2011 | 144,300,000 | Circulated | Royal Shield Section | Matt Dent | |
| 2012 | 67,800,000 | Circulated | Royal Shield Section | Matt Dent | |
| 2013 | 40,600,000 | Circulated | Royal Shield Section | Matt Dent | |
| 2014 | 247,600,020 | Circulated | Royal Shield Section | Matt Dent | |
| 2015 | 85,900,000 | Circulated | Royal Shield Section | Matt Dent | |
| 2015 | 139,200,000 | Circulated | Royal Shield Section | Matt Dent | First 5th Portrait |
| 2016 | 185,600,000 | Circulated | Royal Shield Section | Matt Dent | |
| 2017 | 16,600,000 | Circulated | Royal Shield Section | Matt Dent | |
| 2018 | 29,909 | Unreleased | Royal Shield Section | Matt Dent | |
| 2019 | TBA | Unreleased | Royal Shield Section | Matt Dent | |
| 2020 | TBA | Unreleased | Royal Shield Section | Matt Dent | |
| 2021 | TBA | ? | Royal Shield Section | Matt Dent | |
| 2022 | TBA | Unreleased | Royal Shield Section | Matt Dent |
NOTE : – On coins marked as ‘unreleased’, sales figures are given rather than mintage figures.
© Article and images (except where stated) copyright Mik Smith 2022
