Medal - William IV Abolition, bronze, 43mm

€409,736.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1834
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionBronze
Weight
Diameter43 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
NoticeJoseph Davis
Reference(s) BHM#1665, Fiala#988
Obverse descriptionAfrican slave standing amid palm trees and other plants, arms raised showing broken chains, rays above
Obverse letteringTHIS IS THE LORDS DOING: IT IS MARVELLOUS IN OUR EYES . PSALM 118 v. 23. JUBILEE AUGT 1 1834
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionLegend
Reverse letteringIN COMMEMORATION OF THE EXTINCTION OF COLONIAL SLAVERY THROUGHOUT THE BRITISH DOMINIONS IN THE REIGN OF WILLIAM THE IV AUGT 1834
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1834  - -
Catalog ID8919940170
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