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Medal Commemorating the Abolition Movement
Medal comemmorating the Abolition Movement. The obverse depicts a kneeling African slave shackled and chained at the wrists and ankles. It has a legend reading: 'AM I NOT A MAN AND A BROTHER'. The reverse has the inscription: 'WHAT SO EVER YE WOULD THAT MEN SHOULD DO TO YOU DO YE EVEN SO TO THEM'.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA2789 |
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| Collection: | Special collections; Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | circa 1800 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund |
| Measurements: | Overall: 32 mm |