Stock No. 3574	1807 Abolition of the Slave Trade bronze medal
Bronze medal for the abolition of the slave trade by Great Britain in 1807. By G F Pidgeon and J Phillp. This medal was struck in circa 1814. Obverse: A white man and a negro face each other shaking hands. Beyond on right, five negroes dance around a tree while two more till the fields. Far left, four native huts with palm trees. Hills behind. Legend above: WE ARE ALL BRETHREN. Exergue: SLAVE TRADE ABOLISHED/BY GREAT BRITAIN/1807. Beneath, medallist's initials GFP. Reverse: Arabic inscription which translates: Sale of slaves prohibited in 1807, Christian era, in the reign of George the Third; verily, we are all brothers. Beneath, medallist's initials for J Phillp. Maker :- GF Pidgeon/J Phillp

Condition :-Almost Extremely Fine
Circa :- 1814
Size :- 36 mm (1.4 inches) diameter
This medal was struck in circa 1814 and was issued by Macauley & Babington to be used as a token in Sierra Leone. See "British Commemorative Medals and their values" by Christopher Eimer p.125, No. 984 and Davis & Waters "Tickets and Passes of Great Britain & Ireland".

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