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Medal Commemorating the Abolition of the slave trade

The obverse of the medal depicts a bust of William Wilberforce, facing right, with the legend: 'WILLIAM WILBERFORCE M.P., THE FRIEND OF AFRICA'. The reverse shows Britannia, seated upon a dais, attended by figures representing medicine, trade and knowledge, with Faith hovering above. On a tablet below is the inscription: 'I HAVE HEARD THEIR CRY'. It has the exergue: 'SLAVE TRADE ABOLISHED MDCCCVII'.

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Object Details

ID:	ZBA2819
Collection:	Coins and medals; Special collections
Type:	Medal
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Webb, Thomas
Date made:	1807
People:	Webb, Thomas
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund
Measurements:	Overall: 53 mm