Medal commemorating William Knibb (1803-1845)

A white metal medal commemorating William Knibb, baptist missionary and anti-slavery campaigner. Obverse: Portrait of Knibb, facing to viewer's right. Legend: 'REVD. WILLIAM KNIBB, JAMAICA'. Reverse: Legend: 'WHATEVER MAY BE THE CONSEQUENCE I WILL SPEAK & NOR WILL I DESIST. MISSIONARY MEETING LONDON JUNE 1833. FRIEND OF THE AFRICAN'. Inscription: 'BORN SEPTR. 7TH 1803 LANDED IN JAMAICA FEBR. 12 1825 DIED AT KETTERING JAMAICA NOV 15 1845.' Formerly in the collections of the London Missionary Society.

Object Details

ID: ZBA5618
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Davis, Davis; Davis, Joseph
Date made: 1838
People: William Knibb
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Diameter: 40 mm