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20 Pounds - Elizabeth II Queen's 90th Birthday, Fine Silver
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Composition | Silver (.999) |
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| Obverse description | The fifth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II faces right, depicting a crowned and draped bust wearing the George IV State Diadem. The portrait, modelled by Jody Clark, presents the Queen in a refined and stately manner consistent with the coinage standard introduced in 2015. The legend encircles the effigy in the field, with the denomination and date incorporated into the inscription. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse, designed by Christopher Hobbs, features the royal cypher 'E II R' surmounted by St. Edward's Crown, enclosed within an open laurel wreath tied with ribbon at the base. The numeral '90', commemorating the Queen's ninetieth birthday, is prominently displayed below the cypher within the wreath. A wreath of nine large Tudor roses in high relief encircles the entire central composition, filling the field to the rim. The engraver's initials 'CJH' appear discreetly in the lower right of the design. |
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Issued in 2016 to mark Elizabeth II's 90th birthday, this was part of a broader Royal Mint push into fine silver fractional commemoratives — a market segment the Mint had largely ceded to private producers for years. At £20 face value, the coin technically passes as legal tender, though the silver content alone rendered that irrelevant from day one.