British & Foreign Anti-Slavery Society
Obverse: Draped bust of Thomas Clarkson facing right. Legend: ‘THOMAS CLARKSON’. Reverse: An African slave kneeling, his manacled hands raised. Legend below: ‘AM I NOT A MAN AND A BROTHER’. Surrounded by inner legend: ‘BRITISH & FOREIGN ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY’; and outer legend: ‘GENERAL ANTI-SLAVERY CONVENTION HELD IN LONDON 1840. PRESIDENT Thomas Clarkson AGED 81’. Clarkson’s name is presented as a facsimile signature.
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Object Details
ID: | ZBA2820 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals; Special collections |
Type: | Medal |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Davis, Joseph |
Date made: | 1840 |
People: | Clarkson, Thomas |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund |
Measurements: | Overall: 52 mm |