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Copper medal commemorating the abolition of the slave trade by Parliament, 25 March 1807. Obverse: White British man and black man shaking hands with text underneath reading 'WE ARE ALL BRETHREN. SLAVE TRADE ABOLISHED BY GREAT BRITAIN 1807'. Reverse: Arabic text which reads 'SALE OF SLAVES PROHIBITED IN 1807, CHRISTIAN ERA, IN THE REIGN OF GEORGE THE THIRD, VERILY WE ARE ALL BROTHERS'. Struck in 1814.
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Timeline / 1800s
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Timeline / Georgian (1714 - 1837)
 
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Brighton & Hove Museums
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1814
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3.34 MB; 1991 x 1991 pixels; 169 x 169 mm (print at 300 DPI);
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