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Medal Commemorating the Abolition of the slave trade
The obverse of the medal depicts a bust of William Wilberforce, facing right, with the legend: 'WILLIAM WILBERFORCE M.P., THE FRIEND OF AFRICA'. The reverse shows Britannia, seated upon a dais, attended by figures representing medicine, trade and knowledge, with Faith hovering above. On a tablet below is the inscription: 'I HAVE HEARD THEIR CRY'. It has the exergue: 'SLAVE TRADE ABOLISHED MDCCCVII'.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA2819 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals; Special collections |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Webb, Thomas |
| Date made: | 1807 |
| People: | Webb, Thomas |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund |
| Measurements: | Overall: 53 mm |