Twenty pounds (British coin)

Twenty pounds
United Kingdom
Value 20 pounds sterling
Mass 15.71 g
Diameter approx 27 mm mm
Edge Milled
Composition .999 fine silver
Years of minting 2013-present
Obverse
Design Queen Elizabeth II
Designer Ian Rank-Broadley
Design date 1998
Reverse
Design Saint George and the Dragon
Designer Benedetto Pistrucci
Design date 1817

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 but are intended as souvenirs and are almost never seen in circulation.

Design

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

YearEventDesign[3]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 Milled John Bergdahl
2015 The 50th anniversary of Sir Winston Churchill's death Winston Churchill Milled Etienne Millner
2015 The Longest Reigning Monarch The five portraits of Queen Elizabeth II to appear on British coinage above the words "EIIR The Longest Reign" Milled Stephen Taylor
2016 90th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II The royal cypher wreathed and crowned, all surrounded by roses Milled Christopher Hobbs
2016 Welsh Dragon Celebration The Welsh dragon Milled Norman Sillman
2016 Christmas The nativity Milled Gregory Cameron
2017 Platinum Wedding Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Equestrian portrait of the Queen and Prince Philip Milled John Bergdahl

References

  1. ↑ Royal Mint creates first £20 coin, The Daily Telegraph, 5 September 2013
  2. ↑ £20 coin on its way - but expert says it's only worth £8, The Guardian, 5 September 2013
  3. ↑ Five Pound Coin Designs and Specifications, Royal Mint
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