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Abolition of the Slave Trade: CM.1707-1963

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Abolition of the Slave Trade

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1963) by Ritchie, Jean

Dating

Production date: AD 1807

Components of the work

Object composed of bronze Diameter (min) 35.9 mm Diameter 35.9 mm Weight 16.29 g

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: An African and a European face each other shaking hands behind are huts, palm trees and people dancing and tilling the soil

  • Text: SLAVE TRADE ABOLISHED BY GREAT BRITAIN 1807
  • Location: Obverse
  • Type: Design

Inscription present: inscription in Arabic

  • Location: Reverse
  • Type: Design

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.1707-1963
Primary reference Number: 229292
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Audit data

Created: Monday 19 August 2019 Updated: Thursday 29 August 2019 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Coins and Medals

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