medal
- Museum number
- M.4901
- Description
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Struck pewter medal. (whole)
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An enchained slave kneeling right. (obverse)
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Inscription. (reverse)
- Production date
- 1787
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 32.000 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Brown 1980 states:
The Society for the Suppression of the African Slave Trade was founded in London in 1787. It seems probable that these medals were issued by this society, either at this date or at varying times until 1807. There are several minor varieties of this piece.
Bibliography: Dalton, R. and Hamer, S. H. 'The provincial token-coinage of the 18th century', London, 1910, Middx. 233-38; Fiala, E. 'Münzen und Medaillen der Welfischen Lande', Prague, 1915, 445.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated events
- Associated Event: Abolition of the transatlantic slave trade
- Department
- Money and Medals
- Registration number
- M.4901
- C&M catalogue number
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MB3 (Brown 1) (64) (269)