| Description | The rotund figure of John Bull sits on a set of scales balanced with weights labelled 'PROPERTY AND INCOME', 'POST OFFICE', 'CUSTOMS' and 'EXCISE'. The Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Michael Hicks Beach (1837- 1916) depicted as the weighing-house steward leans towards John Bull, holding a piece of paper labelled 'Weight Records' behind his back. |