What happended in 1824?
The Monarch is George IV. Prime Minister is Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (Tory). President is James Monroe (DR-Virginia). In the US Election no-one receives a majority and the the United States House of Representatives has to decide the winner (it is John Quincy Adams). Back in UK the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals established. Sir William Hillary founds what later becomes the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. The Rev. Professor William Buckland becomes the first person to describe a dinosaur (see The 2020 50 Pence Coin - Megalosaurus). The Weights and Measures Act abolishes use of many traditional measures in favour of Imperial units.
| Obv | Rev | Cat | Coin |
|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Sovereigns | 1824 Gold Sovereign |
 |  | Half-Sovereigns | 1824 Half-Sovereign - George IV |
 |  | Shillings | 1824 Shilling - George IV |
 |  | Sixpences | 1824 Sixpence - George IV, Second Reverse |