Medal - Brown`s Town Chapel

€412,203.00
LocationJamaica
Year1839
TypeCommemorative medals/Inauguration medal
CompositionPewter
Weight
Diameter41 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
NoticeJoseph Davis
Reference(s) BHM#1894
Obverse descriptionBust of Joseph Sturge facing right
Obverse letteringSLAVERY ABOLISHED AUG. 1. 1838. JOSEPH STURGE ANTI SLAVERY SOCIETY FORMED AT ST. ANNS BAY DEC. 9. 1839.
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionSide and end aspect of the Brown’s Town Chapel
Reverse letteringBROWN`S TOWN CHAPEL ST. ANN`S JAMAICA DAVIS ERECTED 1836 _ ENLARGED 1839 SEATS 2000 PERSONS WITH A SCHOOL ROOM UNDERNEATH FOR 600 CHILDREN REVD JOHN CLARK PASTOR
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1839  - -
Catalog ID8671625700
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