Farthing
An anti-slavery farthing. On the obverse is depictes an enchained slave kneeling to the right. It has the legend: 'AM I NOT A MAN AND A BROTHER', and the exergue: 'JAMES'. The reverse has the inscription 'THOS. SPENCE, SIR THOS. MORE, THOS. PAINE, 1795'. It also has the legend: 'ADVOCATES FOR THE RIGHTS OF MAN'.
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Object Details
ID: | ZBA2799 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals; Special collections |
Type: | Commemorative coin |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | 1795 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund |
Measurements: | Overall: 22 mm |
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