The twenty pence coin is a circulating denomination of the British (decimal) Pound Sterling. 20 pence equal one fifth of a pound.
20p Coin
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).
The new 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.
British Coins 20p
British Twenty Pence Coin (with Clipping Path) British twenty pence coin featuring the traditional crowned Tudor rose design. The image faithfully reproduces the correct silver colour of the coin. Includes clipping path. 20p coin stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images. The most valuable 20p coin from 'the rock' is the Keys of Gibraltar design worth around £2.50 on eBay, which is 12 and a half times its original value. They're not rare - they were first minted in.
- Irish 1988 50p 1000yr Dublin & 2000 20p coins EIRE Ireland 17682 $14.16. 1988 Irish Fifty Pence Coin Woodcock Bird Celtic Harp Old Vintage Ireland 50p. 2x Irish 50p FIFTY PENCE 1988 1000yr Dublin & 1978 coins EIRE Ireland 17687.
- This very simple, yet ingenious, testing method offers UK drivers a handy way of checking their tyre tread depth regularly and at any time, using just a single 20p coin. So if you don’t have a tread depth gauge we recommend that you keep a 20p coin in your car at all times.
- The 20p was first issued in 1982 and has proved a popular denomination, being struck in large numbers ever since. Five different obverses and two reverses have been used to date. In 2008 an error (undated) coin known as a ‘mule’ was made using mis-matching obverse and reverse dies. Specifications are shown at the bottom of this page.
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.
Irish Coins 20p
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.
1915 Coin Set
Coins issued in 2015 have now been circulating for six years.