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Share Capital
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Share Capital, Reserves And Other Equity Interest [Abstract]  
Share Capital Share capital
ISSUED AND FULLY PAID ORDINARY SHARES OF €0.07 EACH1 
 
 
Number of shares
 
Nominal value ($ million)
 
 
A
 
B
 
A
 
B
 
Total
At January 1, 2020
 
4,151,787,517

 
3,729,407,107

 
349

 
308

 
657

Repurchases of shares
 
(50,548,018
)
 
(23,223,271
)
 
(4
)
 
(2
)
 
(6
)
At June 30, 2020
 
4,101,239,499

 
3,706,183,836

 
345

 
306

 
651

At January 1, 2019
 
4,471,889,296

 
3,745,486,731

 
376

 
309

 
685

Repurchases of shares
 
(139,414,447
)
 
—

 
(12
)
 
—

 
(12
)
At June 30, 2019
 
4,332,474,849

 
3,745,486,731

 
365

 
309

 
674

1.    Share capital at June 30, 2020 also included 50,000 issued and fully paid sterling deferred shares of £1 each.
At Royal Dutch Shell plc’s Annual General Meeting on May 19, 2020 the Board was authorised to allot ordinary shares in Royal Dutch Shell plc, and to grant rights to subscribe for, or to convert, any security into ordinary shares in Royal Dutch Shell plc, up to an aggregate nominal amount of €182.7 million (representing 2,611 million ordinary shares of €0.07 each), and to list such shares or rights on any stock exchange. This authority expires at the earlier of the close of business on August 19, 2021, and the end of the Annual General Meeting to be held in 2021, unless previously renewed, revoked or varied by Royal Dutch Shell plc in a general meeting.