What happended in 1869?
Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister is William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal). US President is Andrew Johnson (D-Tennessee) and then on March 4 it is Ulysses S. Grant (R-Ohio). First Sainsbury's store is opened at Drury Lane, London. This is the last year that the half-farthing coin was legal tender in the U.K.
| Obv | Rev | Cat | Coin |
|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Sovereigns | 1869 Gold Sovereign |