The magnitude-9 earthquake that hit Fukushima March 11, 2011, was the worst ever to hit Japan, and the subsequent tsunami caused the worst nuclear disaster since Ukraineâs Chernobyl in 1986. The tsunami's waves, more than 130 feet high, breached the plantâs seawall, flooding it and knocking its cooling systems offline.
This article is about the British one pound coin issued since 1983. For other coins worth one pound or other currencies called pound, see Â£1. The British one pound (Â£1) coin is a denomination of the pound sterling.Its obverse has featured the profile of Queen Elizabeth II since the coin's introduction on 9 February 1983.Three different portraits of the Queen have been used, with the latest design by Ian Rank-Broadley being introduced in 1998. The current standard reverse, featuring the Royal Shield, was introduced in 2008.ts obverse has featured the profile of Queen Elizabeth II since the coin's introduction on 9 February 1983. Three different portraits of the Queen have been used, with the latest design by Ian Rank-Broadley being introduced in 1998. The current standard reverse, featuring the Royal Shield, was introduced in 2008.
But there are coins, still legal tender, that have even lower value. Take the Burmese Pya - the UK penny is worth 1,300 of them (the US cent is worth 850). The lowest-value coin of all is the Tiyin from Uzbekistan. Some 3,038 equate to one UK penny (and 2,000 tot up to one US cent). In practice, however, while these coins are legal tender, you would struggle to find them in everyday life.