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<div class='featuredimage'><img src='https://coinsnotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020-Tower-of-London-Set-BU-RM-640x360-1.jpg' alt='2020 Tower of London Set BU RM 640x360' /></div><br><em>The 2020 Tower of London Collection adds another four coins to this series.</em><br />
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Following on from the 2019 Tower of London Collection celebrating the famous London landmark, another four coins have been added.<br />
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The Reverses for this 2020 series have been designed by professional calligrapher and heraldic artist Timothy Noad. Tim has designed a number of coins for the Royal Mint, including the impressive<em> St George and the Dragon</em> reverse on the  <a href="https://coinsnotebook.com/2005-gold-sovereign-proof/">2005 Gold Sovereign.</a><br />
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As a central theme for the 2020 coins, each coin shows a Norman arched window in the background.<br />
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There are four coins in the 2020 series:<br />
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 	<li>The <a href="https://coinsnotebook.com/2020-five-pound-coin-tower-of-london-the-white-tower/">White Tower</a> – release date March 2020</li>
 	<li>The <a href="https://coinsnotebook.com/2020-five-pound-coin-tower-of-london-the-royal-menagerie/">Royal Menagerie</a> – release date May 2020</li>
 	<li>The <a href="https://coinsnotebook.com/2020-five-pound-coin-tower-of-london-the-royal-mint/">Royal Mint</a> – release date October 2020</li>
 	<li>The <a href="https://coinsnotebook.com/2020-five-pound-coin-tower-of-london-the-infamous-prison/">Infamous Prison</a> – release date November 2020</li>
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The coins are minted in BU, Silver Proof, Silver Proof Piedfort and Gold Proof. The coins were originally sold by the <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=GqmaHevdQfI&amp;offerid=572377.24418&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0" target="new" rel="noopener noreferrer">Royal Mint Shop</a><img src="https://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=GqmaHevdQfI&amp;bids=572377.24418&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" /><br>.<br />
<h3>The White Tower</h3>
The first coin in the series is The White Tower, which is a central tower at the Tower of London. It was built by William the Conqueror as a Keep around 1080. It provided a Royal residence and even has a Chapel. The Tower got its name after Henry III had it whitewashed in 1240.<br />
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<div class='imgwithcaption'><img class="size-full wp-image-24179" src="https://coinsnotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020-Tower-of-London-BU-Reverse-RM.jpg" alt="" width="522" height="523" /><br> 2020 Tower of London BU Reverse</div><br />
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The Reverse shows an image of the White Tower and in the background a Norman arched window, the theme that runs through the 2020 Tower of London Collection.<br />
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The Obverse in each of the series shows a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Jody Clark.<br />
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<div class='imgwithcaption'><img class="size-full wp-image-24180" src="https://coinsnotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020-Tower-of-London-BU-Obverse-RM.jpg" alt="" width="524" height="522" /><br> 2020 Tower of London BU Obverse</div><br />
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<em>Images used by permission of the <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=GqmaHevdQfI&amp;offerid=572377.24418&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0" target="new" rel="noopener noreferrer">Royal Mint</a><img src="https://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=GqmaHevdQfI&amp;bids=572377.24418&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" /><br>.</em><br />
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