What happended in 1797?
Monarch is King George III. Prime Minister is William Pitt the Younger (Tory). US President is George Washington (no political party); on 4th March it is John Adams (F-Massachusetts). The copper "Cartwheel" twopence coins pressed, for the only time, at Boulton and Watt's Soho Mint, Birmingham. Bank of England notes are inconvertible to gold, it is the 'Restrictive Period'. The Bank issues the first one-pound and two-pound notes (the £1 remains in issue until 11 March 1988). Horatio Nelson is Knighted.
| Obv | Rev | Cat | Coin |
|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Penny | 1797 Cartwheel Penny - George III |
 |  | Guineas | 1797 Half-Guinea - Spade - George III |
 |  | Two Pence | 1797 Twopence - George III - Cartwheel Twopence |