Twenty pounds (British coin)

The British twenty pound (£20) coin is a commemorative coin, first issued by the Royal Mint in 2013.[1] It is minted in .999 fine silver.[2] Twenty pound coins are legal tender [3] but are intended as souvenirs and are almost never seen in general circulation.

Twenty pounds
United Kingdom
Value20 pounds sterling
Mass15.71 g
Diameterapprox 27 mm mm
EdgeMilled
Composition.999 fine silver
Years of minting2013-present
Obverse
DesignQueen Elizabeth II
DesignerIan Rank-Broadley
Design date1998
Reverse
DesignNo standard reverse design;

Design

The designs which have appeared on the twenty pound coin's reverse are summarised in the table below.

Welsh Dragon £20

From 2016-2020 the royal mint has produced a Welsh Dragon £20 on a backdrop of the Visitor centre at the Royal mint experience. Some of these years have been accompanied by the same coin on a backdrop of the Welsh flag. The Visitor centre coin could only be purchased at the shop.[4]

YearEventDesign[5]Edge InscriptionDesigner
2013 - Saint George and the Dragon Milled Benedetto Pistrucci
2014 The 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War Britannia and a lion on the left-hand side with warships in the background. An inscription above and to the right reads THE FIRST WORLD WAR, and below and to the left of that the dates 1914-1918 John Bergdahl
2015 The 50th anniversary of Sir Winston Churchill's death Winston Churchill Etienne Millner
The Longest Reigning Monarch The five portraits of Queen Elizabeth II to appear on British coinage above the words "EIIR The Longest Reign" Stephen Taylor
2016 90th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II The royal cypher wreathed and crowned, all surrounded by roses Christopher Hobbs
Welsh Dragon Celebration The Welsh dragon Norman Sillman
Christmas The nativity Gregory Cameron
2017 Platinum Wedding Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Equestrian portrait of the Queen and Prince Philip John Bergdahl
2019 Welsh Dragon Celebration The Welsh dragon Norman Sillman

References

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