Royal Mint has released the designs for five new 2020 commemorative coins - and what they will be worth
The Royal Mint has unveiled the designs for five new commemorative coins that will be released in 2020.
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King George III
A silver £5 coin will commemorate the 200th anniversary of the end of King George III’s reign.
King George’s reign - one of the longest of any UK monarch - was marked by British victory over the French in the Seven Years War, as well as the loss of Britain’s American colonies in the war of independence.
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VE Day
Victory in Europe (VE) Day, commemorates the 1945 Allied defeat of the Nazis in the Second World War, and is usually celebrated on May 8 each year.
In the 75th anniversary year of VE Day, the Royal Mint will produce a £2 coin to recognise the milestone.
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Hide AdThe face of the coin will show a woman celebrating the Allied victory in a crowd of people.
The Mayflower
Another major historical event that will be commemorated by the Royal Mint is the 400th anniversary of the voyage of the Mayflower in 1620.
The ship, with its 102 passengers, travelled from London to Plymouth, Massachusetts, to establish a colony there.
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During the dangerous Atlantic crossing, the male passengers signed a contract known as the Mayflower Compact, setting out a rudimentary form of democracy that is credited as a blueprint for the future United States constitution.
Agatha Christie
A new £2 coin will celebrate the memory of world famous crime writer, Agatha Christie, a century after her birth.
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The design of the coin features a gun, a dagger, and a vial of poison set into a jigsaw pattern.
Tokyo Olympics
Ahead of this year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, the Royal Mint is set to produce a coin celebrating Team GB.
The 50p coin’s design features boxing gloves, weights, a hockey stick, and many other pieces of sports equipment, alongside the Team GB lion mascot, and the five interlocked Olympic rings.