Sir Winston Churchill appears as the subject of a new .999 fine silver coin now available from the Royal Mint. Offered as the third issue in the Mint’s £20 for £20 series, it honors the noted British statesman and is sold at its legal tender face value of £20.
£20 Sir Winston Churchill Silver Coin
Mintage for the UK 2015 £20 Sir Winston Churchill Silver Coin is limited to 200,000. This is a decrease of 50,000 from the previous two coins from the series that sold out.
"Sir Winston Churchill – the great British prime minister – whose leadership in the Second World War inspired Britain’s armed forces, reassured a nation and encouraged the support of allies that united for victory in 1945," describes the Royal Mint. "Such an influential figure deserves to be honoured, and The Royal Mint has chosen Churchill as the subject for the third UK £20 fine silver coin to be available at face value."
The Royal Mint’s £20 for £20 program debuted with the UK 2013 St George and the Dragon Silver Coin and was followed up by the UK 2014 Outbreak Silver Coin which commemorated the one hundred year anniversary of the beginning of World War I.
Churchill Silver Coin Designs and Specifications
Figurative sculptor Etienne Millner designed the likeness of Sir Winston Churchill which appears on the reverse of the coin. The image’s inspiration comes from the well-known photograph of Churchill taken by Yousuf Karsh in 1941. Inscribed below the statesman is CHURCHILL.
Ian Rank-Broadley’s effigy of Queen Elizabeth II graces the obverse. Inscriptions surrounding the portrait include ELIZABETH II, D G REG FD, 2015 and the face value of 20 POUNDS.
Churchill Silver Coin Specifications
Face Value: £20
Mintage: 200,000
Composition: 999 fine silver
Weight: 15.71g
Diameter: 27.00mm
Reverse Designer: Etienne Millner
Obverse Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS
Quality: Brilliant Uncirculated
Ordering
UK 2015 £20 Sir Winston Churchill Silver Coins may be ordered directly from the Royal Mint via its website at www.royalmint.com or via this affiliate link to the coin.
Each coin comes attached to a presentation card which includes a photographic image of Churchill along with brief information and specifications on the release. A limit of ten coins per household applies.
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