What happended in 1842?
Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister is Robert Peel (Conservative). US President is John Tyler (I-Virginia). Income Tax Act introduces the first peacetime income tax in Britain at 7 pence on the pound for incomes over 150 pounds. The half farthing coin is made legal tender. Paleontologist Richard Owen coins the term "Dinosaur". John Kilner & Co start making Kilner jars, JMW Turner paints and Alfred Tennyson writes poems.
| Obv | Rev | Cat | Coin |
|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Sovereigns | 1842 Gold Sovereign |
 |  | Half-Crowns | 1842 Halfcrown - Victoria |