Davissons Ltd.
Auction 40 3 Mar 2021
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GREAT BRITAIN. London Anti-Slavery Convention. White metal medal. 42.44 gm. 52 mm. Manufactured by J. Davis (Birmingham). 1840. Bust of Thomas Clarkson right (1760-1846, English abolitionist) / A slave in chains raising his arms and hands imploring; AM I NOT A MAN AND A BROTHER below; a band around notes BRITISH & FOREIGN ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY, and around the outer edge the 1840 London Anti-Slavery Convention chaired by Clark is noted. Eimer 1342. BHM 1977. Uncirculated; lightly wiped in the fields.