The 9,000 coins represent the cost of tuition fees over the three years of a degree in England and Northern Ireland. The cap on annual tuition fees in the two regions has trebled over the last two years and now stands at £3,145.
A spokeswoman for the UK Youth Parliament said: “According to the government most students will not pay this much but our evidence is that in reality this is what most are paying.”
The £1 coins have been provided by UK Youth Parliament members and supporters, who will circulate them in schools, universities and in Parliament.
UK Youth Parliament member James Greenhalgh said: “Education should be free for all young people and we will not stop until the injustices this flawed tuition fees system have created are brought to an end.”
Tuition fees in Wales are capped at a much lower rate of £1,255 and there are no tuition fees in Scotland.
