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1/2 Penny Middlesex - Slave
| Issuer | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1787-1797 |
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| Value | 1/2 Penny (1⁄480) |
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| Obverse description | At center, a kneeling enslaved figure in chains rendered in profile, arms raised in supplication, depicted in the abolitionist tradition popularized by Josiah Wedgwood's cameo. The figure is positioned with the head appearing beneath the word AND in the circumscribed legend. A smaller-format Latin legend encircles the design in the outer field, reading AM I NOT A MAN AND A BROTHER, the iconic motto of the British anti-slavery movement. The overall composition is deeply struck in high relief against a plain field, with a beaded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | AM I NOT A MAN AND A BROTHER |
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| Reverse lettering | MAY SLAVERY & OPPRESSION CEASE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD [rosette] |
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