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Anti-slavery medal
An anti-slavery medal with a chained slave kneeling on the obverse. The body of the slave has been painted with contemporary black enamel. It has a legend reading: 'AM I NOT A MAN AND A BROTHER'. The reverse has the inscription: 'WHATSOEVER YE WOULD THAT MEN SHOULD DO TO YOU, DO YE EVEN SO TO THEM.'
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA2790 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals; Special collections |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | 1787 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund |
| Measurements: | Overall: 33 mm |