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In November 2008 a number of 20p coins were incorrectly minted resulting in their having no date.
This problem affected less than 250,000 coins of the 136 million 20p pieces minted in 2008-09 and was due to the previous obverse (the ‘Heads’ side) being used with the new reverse (the ‘Tails’ side) design, meaning the year of issue did not feature at all.
It is the first British coin to be made without a date for almost 350 years, the last being in 1662.
Obverse
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Fourth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. ELIZABETH II |
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Reverse
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The design depicts depicts the lower part of the second quarter and upper part of the fourth quarter, showing the lion rampant of Scotland and the lions passant of England respectively. TWENTY PENCE |
Edge |
20 Pence
4th portrait, Undated Mule
KM# 1122 Sp# G4A
Characteristics
Material | Cupronickel |
Weight | 5 g |
Diameter | 21.4 mm |
Thickness | 1.7 mm |
Shape | polygon |
Sides | 7 |
Alignment | Medal |