What happended in 1839?
Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister is William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (Whig). USA President is Martin Van Buren (D-New York). The first Henley Royal Regatta held on the River Thames. First Grand National run at Aintree, won by Jem Mason riding the 5/1 favourite Lottery. George Bradshaw publishes the first national railway timetable, Bradshaw's Railway Time Tables and Assistant to Railway Travelling.
| Obv | Rev | Cat | Coin |
|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Sovereigns | 1839 Gold Sovereign |
 |  | Sovereigns | 1839 Gold Sovereign Proof |