Medal - William Knibb Emancipation of the British West Indies

Location Jamaica
Year 1838
Type Medal
Composition Pewter
Weight
Diameter 41 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
Notice
Reference(s) BHM#1878
Obverse description Bust of William Knibb facing right
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering REVD. WILLIAM KNIBB, JAMAICA.
Reverse description Monument featuring Lady Justice above miniature busts of Reverends Thomas Bromley, Samuel Nichols, and Thomas F. Abbott. On the bottom of the monument are four miniature profiles: a person with their arms outstretched, one knelt on one knee while fishing, one walking to the left, and one holding a baby in the air
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering ETHIOPIA SHALL SOON STRETCH OUT HER HANDS UNTO GOD 68 PSALM 31 V DEO GLORIA ERECTED BY EMANCIPATED SONS OF AFRICA TO COMEMORATE THE BIRTH DAY OF THEIR FREEDOM AUG. 1. 1838. DAVIS. BIRM.
Mintage
Numisquare ID 6594753500
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