Medal - Abolition of Apprenticeship

€412,199.00
LocationJamaica
Year1838
TypeCommemorative medals/Achievement medal
CompositionPewter
Weight
Diameter52 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
NoticeJoseph Davis
Reference(s) BHM#1877, Eimer#
Obverse descriptionBust of William Knibb facing three-quarters right
Obverse letteringREFD. WILLIAM KNIBB JAMAICA. B.R. HAYDON DES.
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse description
Reverse letteringTO COMMEMORATE THE ABOLITION OF NEGRO APPRENTICESHIP IN JAMAICA ,BARBADOS, GRENADA, ST. VINCENTS, STKITTS, NEVIS, MONTSERRAT & THE VIRGIN ISLANDS BY ACTS OF THE RESPECTIVE LOCAL LEGISLATURES AUGUST 1st.1838.
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1838  - -
Catalog ID2641484660
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