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The British decimal twenty pence coin (often shortened to 20p in writing and speech) is a denomination of sterling coinage worth 1 ⁄ 5 of a pound. Like the 50p coin, it is an equilateral curve heptagon. [1] Its obverse has featured the profile of the British monarch since the coin's introduction on 9 June 1982. [1]
The coin was reduced in size in 1992. Twenty pence: 20p Introduced in 1982. Twenty-five pence: 25p A commemorative coin issued between 1972 and 1981 as a post-decimal continuation of the old crown. From 1990 it was replaced in the commemorative role by the £5 coin. Fifty pence: 50p
1981 commemorative twenty-five pence coin, celebrating the marriage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer. Coins are sometimes issued as special collectible commemorative versions, sold at a value higher than their face value. They are usually legal tender, but worth only their face value to pay debts.
These denominations are only used for commemoratives. During the decimal era, crowns were converted to twenty-five pence. 50p and £2 coins made after 1996 circulate normally and can be found in change. Usually about 5 million of each of these are the commemorative issue, the rest being of the standard design.
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Twenty pence may refer to: A Twenty pence (British coin), a decimal subdivision of the pound sterling; A Twenty pence (Irish coin), a decimal subdivision of the now withdrawn Irish pound. A Gold penny, an English medieval gold coin from the 13th century