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Chelsea (Middlesex) copper Conder halfpenny token dated 1795. Obverse: View of a beggar with a peg leg presenting a petition to Britannia with legend: "CHELSEA HALFPENNY". Reverse: Hope leaning against an anchor with legend: "THE SUPPORT OF OUR ENDEAVOURS. 1795". Diagonally milled edge. Although the issuer is unknown it might be associated with the Chelsea Military Hospital, home of the "Chelsea Pensioners". The token may have been issued as a reminder to the Nation of the debt owed to the army and navy. The defeated troops from the disastrous Flanders Campaign of 1794 would have just returned, therefore the obverse could have been designed to attract attention to their plight, while the reverse was a reminder that the navy should also not be neglected. Reasonable collectable condition, see photograph. D&H Middlesex No: 277. Diameter 27.8mm. VF. £40.00 e-mail David at enquiries@abccoinsandtokens.com to order. |