1807

Abolition de l'esclavage dans les colonies anglaises.

Obverse -	A European and an African shake hands. In the background is an African village, two men are busy plowing their fields and to the right; several men are dancing around a tree.
Legend,	WE ARE ALL BRETHREN
Exergue,	SLAVE TRADE ABOLISHED BY GREAT BRITAIN 1807 G.F.P.

Reverse -	In several lines and exergue a legend in Arabic.
	"Sale of slaves prohibited in 1807 Christian era, in the reign of George the Third; verily, we are all brothers."

Br. 36 mm.

Strangely, this medal is not listed in British Historical Medals. I was told that this was produced c. 1814 for use in Sierra Leone as a coin.