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.

Object Details

ID: ZBA2820
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