The British twenty pound piece (£20) is a commemorative denomination of sterling coinage, first issued by the Royal Mint in 2013. It has a nominal value of twenty pounds.Royal Mint creates first £20 coin, The Daily Telegraph, 5 September 2013 It is minted with over 99% silver. Twenty pound coins are legal tender in unlimited amounts, but are intended as souvenirs and are almost never seen in general circulation.
Design The designs that have appeared on the twenty pound coin's reverse are summarised in the table below.
Welsh Dragon £20 From 2016 to 2020, the Royal Mint produced a Welsh Dragon £20 coin against 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. Year Event DesignFive Pound Coin Designs and Specifications, Royal Mint Edge Inscription Designer 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 , and below and to the left of that the dates 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 "ER The Longest Reign" Stephen Taylor 2016 90th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II The royal cypher wreathed and crowned, all surrounded by roses Christopher HobbsWelsh Dragon CelebrationThe Welsh dragonNorman SillmanChristmasThe nativityGregory Cameron2017Platinum Wedding Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince PhilipEquestrian portrait of the Queen and Prince PhilipJohn Bergdahl2019Welsh Dragon CelebrationThe Welsh dragonNorman Sillman
Legal tender status
The prolific issuance since 2013 of silver commemorative £20, £50, and £100 coins at face value has led to attempts to spend or deposit these coins, prompting the Royal Mint to clarify the legal tender status of these silver coins. Royal Mint guidelines advise that they are considered to be limited edition collectables and are not intended for general circulation, despite still being legal tender.
See also Fifty pounds (British coin) One hundred pounds (British coin) Five pounds (British coin)
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