Middlesex 286. Corresponding Society. Copper halfpenny. 10.54 gm. 29 mm. Four men standing with a bundle of sticks at their feet; LONDON CORRESPONDING SOCIETY around (a Parliament reform protest movement that was frequently prosecuted in George III's era) / A dove flying left with an olive branch; UNITED FOR A REFORM OF PARLIAMENT 1795. Uncirculated; substantial original red; faint indication of a finger mark on obverse; struck on a flan with flaws.

The fable of the bundle of sticks is from Aesop. Sticks in a bundle will not readily break. When separated, each breaks easily. Moral: Working together makes for strength.