Middlesex D&H 305 Foundling Field's Penny Edge: PAYABLE AT LONDON OR

Edge: PAYABLE AT LONDON OR DUBLIN

Rev: Shield of arms

Obv: Helmed bust of Sir Bevois

Some tiny marks on dark flan

Obv: A draped bust of Fox

Middlesex D&H 305 Foundling Field's Penny Edge: PAYABLE AT LONDON ORObv: A Lamb, within a circle, FOUNDLING FIELDS around, 1795 below. Rev: A cypher I B within a circle, PAYABLE ON DEMAND around. Edge: Milled. UNC. This token commemorates the work of Thomas Coran for abandoned babies. Upon seeing a dead baby on the side of the road one day, he became determined to build London's Foundling Hospital. A basket was placed on the front door in which mothers could place their unwanted babies. The hospital cared for around