 | George I - 1714 - 1727
George Louis of Hanover introduced the Arms of Brunswick-Luneberg with the crown of Charlemagne to the reverse side of the sixpence. The coins are unusual in that every one has a provenance mark denoting where the silver was mined.
During the reign of George I the mercury thermometer was invented (1714), Defoe published 'Robinson Crusoe' (1719), Vivaldi published 'The Four Seasons' (1725).
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