Sierra Leone, Slave Trade Abolition Medal, 1807
Obverse: Two men standing facing one another, hands clasped in unity; in the background, five figures dancing around a tree.
Legend: WE ARE ALL BRETHEN / SLAVE TRADE ABOLISHED / BY GREAT BRITAIN / 1807
Signed: G.F.F.
Reverse: Arabic inscription translating to:
“Sale of slaves prohibited in 1807, Christian era, in the reign of George the Third; verily, we are all brothers.”
An important and evocative abolitionist medal commemorating Britain’s 1807 Act to end the slave trade. A powerful symbol of early humanitarian reform and imperial policy in West Africa.
Condition: A few minor spots at approximately 10–12 o’clock; otherwise a very sharp and detailed example, retaining traces of original red coloration.
A superb and historically significant medal.
Sierra Leone, Slave Trade Abolition Medal, 1807
Obverse: Two men standing facing one another, hands clasped in unity; in the background, five figures dancing around a tree.
Legend: WE ARE ALL BRETHEN / SLAVE TRADE ABOLISHED / BY GREAT BRITAIN / 1807
Signed: G.F.F.
Reverse: Arabic inscription translating to:
“Sale of slaves prohibited in 1807, Christian era, in the reign of George the Third; verily, we are all brothers.”
An important and evocative abolitionist medal commemorating Britain’s 1807 Act to end the slave trade. A powerful symbol of early humanitarian reform and imperial policy in West Africa.
Condition: A few minor spots at approximately 10–12 o’clock; otherwise a very sharp and detailed example, retaining traces of original red coloration.
A superb and historically significant medal.
