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The 2020 Tower of London Collection concludes with the release of the fourth and final coin, The Infamous Prison.
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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 concludes with the release of the fourth coin </em>The Infamous Prison<em>.</em><br /> <br /> 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 /> <br /> As a central theme for the 2020 coins, each coin shows a Norman arched window in the background.<br /> <br /> There are four coins in the 2020 series:<br /> <ul> <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> </ul> 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&offerid=572377.24418&type=3&subid=0" target="new" rel="noopener noreferrer">Royal Mint Shop</a><img src="https://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=GqmaHevdQfI&bids=572377.24418&type=3&subid=0" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" /><br>. There are already limited supplies.<br /> <h3>The Infamous Prison</h3> The fourth and final coin in the series shows the darker side of the Tower - as a prison. Many famous people (as well as the not so famous) have spent months or years in horrendous conditions at the Tower.<br /> <br /> The Reverse shows an image of part of the Tower with the legend MY LIBERTIE DENIED. In the background a Norman arched window, the theme that runs through the 2020 Tower of London Collection.<br /> <br /> <div class='imgwithcaption'><img class="size-full wp-image-29817" src="https://coinsnotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020-Five-Pound-Tower-of-London-Infamous-Prison-Silver-Proof-Reverse-RM.jpg" alt="2020 Five Pound Tower of London Infamous Prison Silver Proof Reverse" width="418" height="418" /><br> 2020 Five Pound Tower of London Infamous Prison Silver Proof Reverse</div><br /> <br /> The Obverse in each of the series shows a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Jody Clark.<br /> <br /> <div class='imgwithcaption'><img class="size-full wp-image-29818" src="https://coinsnotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020-Five-Pound-Tower-of-London-Infamous-Prison-Silver-Proof-Obverse-RM.jpg" alt="Tower of London Infamous Prison Silver Proof Obverse" width="438" height="440" /><br> 2020 Five Pound Tower of London Infamous Prison Silver Proof Obverse</div><br /> <br /> <em>Images used by permission of the <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=GqmaHevdQfI&offerid=572377.24418&type=3&subid=0" target="new" rel="noopener noreferrer">Royal Mint</a><img src="https://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=GqmaHevdQfI&bids=572377.24418&type=3&subid=0" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" /><br>.</em><br /> <br />
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