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