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Great Britain - 1807

Abolition de l'esclavage dans les colonies anglaises.

Obverse
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
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."

Vern's Comments:

 
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.

d'Essling: