Obverse: IOHN HOWARD F. R. S. HALFPENNY , bust of John Howard to left.
Reverse: REMEMBER THE DEBTORS IN GOAL , around beaded inner circle, A female seated amongst riches instructing a young boy with a key to unlock the prison doors, GO FORTH curved above.
Edge: PAYABLE AT LONDON OR DUBLIN x.x.x.+
D&H 36d. GVF.

John Howard's life work was the study of prisons, which culminated in his book: "The State of the Prisons in England and Wales", published in 1777.

Sold June 2012