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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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Medal
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1814
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2.75 MB; 1912 x 1912 pixels; 162 x 162 mm (print at 300 DPI);
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R4427/1
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