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Medal commemorating the Abolition of slavery
The obverse of the medal depicts an African standing holding broken chains in his raised arms. The legend reads: 'THIS IS THE LORDS DOING; IT IS MARVELLOUS IN OUR EYES. PSALM 118 v. 23'. The exergue reads: 'JUBILEE AUG. 1 1834'. On the reverse is the iInscription: 'IN COMMEMORATION OF THE EXTINCTION OF COLONIAL SLAVERY THROUGHOUT THE BRITISH DOMINIONS IN THE REIGN OF WILLIAM THE IV. AUG. 1, 1834'.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA2810 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals; Special collections |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Davis, Joseph |
| Date made: | 1834 |
| People: | Davis, Joseph |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund |
| Measurements: | Overall: 44 mm |