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The twenty pence coin is a circulating denomination of the British (decimal) Pound Sterling. 20 pence equal one fifth of a pound. In August 2005 the Royal Mint launched a competition to find new reverse designs for all circulating coins apart from the £2 coin. The winner, announced in April 2008, was Matthew Dent, whose designs were gradually introduced into the circulating British coinage from mid-2008. In a world-first concept, the designs for the 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p and 50p coins depict sections of the Royal Shield that form the whole shield when placed together. The shield in its entirety was featured on the £1 coin (now discontinued). This 20p coin design, which replaced the earlier 20p design by William Gardner, depicts the meeting point of the second and fourth quarter of the shield, showing the Lion Rampant of Scotland and the Lions Passants of England; the value and denomination, in words: TWENTY PENCE are around right. The date no longer appears on the reverse of the coin, and has instead been added to the obverse, where the lettering has been adjusted so as to fit the date in. To help identification and avoid confusion with similar sized coins the 20p is seven sided and like the 50p is an equilateral curve heptagon. The shape, with its constant rolling diameter, means that it is readily acceptable in vending machines. Twenty and fifty pence coins are legal tender only up to the sum of £10; this means that it is permissible to refuse payment of sums greater than this amount in 20p coins in order to settle a debt. Coins issued in 2010 have now been circulating for 15 years. | ||||||||||||
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London Mint Office coins. |
Variety | In mint sets | |
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Mintage | Issued: 69,189 (included in total) | |
Details | Mintage data is incomplete (mintage for the 12-coin set is unknown). | |
In Sets |
2010 United Kingdom Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Collection, mintage unknown, limited to 50,000
12 coins: £2 Technology, £2 Florence Nightingale, £1 Royal Shield, £1 London, £1 Belfast, 50p, 50p Girl Guiding, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p - variety: 2010 United Kingdom Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Collection (Baby Gift Set), mintage unknown (included in the above set) Great British Coins 2010 - A celebration of Britain, mintage 69,189 8 coins: £2 Technology, £1 Royal Shield, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p - variety: Celebrating Your Wedding - Commemorative Coin Set (2010), mintage unknown (included in the above set) | |
Variety | Proof FDC | |
Mintage | Issued: 30,844 (included in total) | |
In Set |
The 2010 UK Proof Coin Set, mintage 30,844
13 coins: £5 Restoration of the Monarchy, £2 Technology, £2 Florence Nightingale, £1 Royal Shield, £1 London, £1 Belfast, 50p, 50p Girl Guiding, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p - variety: The 2010 UK Proof Coin Set (Deluxe), mintage unknown (included in the above set) - variety: The 2010 UK Executive Proof Coin Set, mintage unknown (included in the above set) | |
Variety | Silver Proof FDC | |
Mintage | Issued: 1,241. Mintage limit: 3,500 | |
Material | 0.925 Silver | |
Details | 5.00 g., 0.925 Silver 0.1487 oz. ASW, 21.4 mm. | |
In Set |
The 2010 UK Silver Proof Coin Set, mintage 1,241
13 coins: £5 Restoration of the Monarchy, £2 Technology, £2 Florence Nightingale, £1 Royal Shield, £1 London, £1 Belfast, 50p, 50p Girl Guiding, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p |
Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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Royal Mint | 28th March 2019 | Mint | link | |
Royal Mint | 28th March 2019 | Mintage | link | Circulation mintage |
Royal Mint | Mintage | link | Varieties mintage | |
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | Varieties | Proofs, mint sets |
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London Mint Office coins. |
Country | United Kingdom |
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Currency | Pound Sterling |
Coin Type | Twenty Pence (Dent design) |
Issued | 2010 |
Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley |
Face Value | 20 (x Penny) |
Circulation Mintage | 112,875,500 (112.9 million) |
Total Mintage | 112,965,500 (113.0 million), Rarity: C (Common) |
Current | Yes |
Material | CuproNickel |
Designer | Matthew Dent |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Heptagon (Seven-sided) |
Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
Size | 21.4000 mm |
Thickness | 1.7000 mm |
Mass | 5.0000 g |
OCC ID | JPMV-REAP-CYLQ-ONQG |
Source | Reference ID |
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Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | G4 (was 4631) |
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Great Britain KM# 1111, 1111a (Silver) |