An English 1797 ‘Cartwheel’ penny
The Royal Mint
Category
Coins and medals
Date
1797
Materials
Copper alloy
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 997173.1.2
Summary
A 1797 George III copper ‘Cartwheel’ penny coin
Full description
A large copper ‘Cartwheel’ penny, with the head of George III and inscription of ‘GEORGIUS III.D:G.REX’ On the reverse is Britannia and the inscription ‘BRITANNIA 1797’
Provenance
Purchased with the family collection of Abbey contents in situ from Mrs Petronella Burnett-Brown December 2009
Makers and roles
The Royal Mint, minter