Twenty pounds (British coin)


The British twenty pound 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 general circulation.

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.
YearEventDesignEdge InscriptionDesigner
2013-Saint George and the DragonMilledBenedetto Pistrucci
2014The 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World WarBritannia 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 1914-1918MilledJohn Bergdahl
2015The 50th anniversary of Sir Winston Churchill's deathWinston ChurchillMilledEtienne Millner
2015The Longest Reigning MonarchThe five portraits of Queen Elizabeth II to appear on British coinage above the words "EIIR The Longest Reign"MilledStephen Taylor
201690th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth IIThe royal cypher wreathed and crowned, all surrounded by rosesMilledChristopher Hobbs
2016Welsh Dragon CelebrationThe Welsh dragonMilledNorman Sillman
2016ChristmasThe nativityMilledGregory Cameron
2017Platinum Wedding Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince PhilipEquestrian portrait of the Queen and Prince PhilipMilledJohn Bergdahl
2019Welsh Dragon CelebrationThe Welsh dragonMilledNorman Sillman