United Kingdom | |
Value | 20 pounds sterling |
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Mass | 15.71 g |
Diameter | 150mm 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 | 1899 |
The British twenty pound (£20) coin is a commemorative coin, first issued by the Royal Mint in 2013. It is minted in .999 fine silver. Twenty pound coins are legal tender but are intended as souvenirs and are almost never seen in circulation.
The obverse of the coin features the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II designed by Ian Rank-Broadley. The coin has no standard reverse, which is altered each year to commemorate important events.
The designs which have appeared on the twenty pound coin's reverse are summarised in the table below.