Coins of Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland has continued to use British coinage since the partition of Ireland. The British one pound coin has featured varying designs to represent England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and the UK as a whole. The 1986 and 1991 issues featured a flax plant in a coronet, the 1996 issue featured a celtic cross and Flax Flower, and the 2006 coin featured MacNeill's Egyptian Arch all representing Northern Ireland within the United Kingdom.
These coins are not unique to Northern Ireland and circulate through the entire United Kingdom and other sterling area countries.
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