BRITISH HISTORICAL WHITE METAL MEDAL – ABOLITION OF “NEGRO APPRENTICESHIP” IN WEST INDIES – PROOF LIKE WORLD MEDAL (Inv. 20911)

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20911. GREAT BRITAIN HISTORICAL MEDALS. ABOLITION OF “NEGRO APPRENTICESHIP” IN THE WEST INDIES
White Metal, 1838, 50 mm. Design by J. Davis.
Obv. Family of African slaves seated beneath palm tree. Rev. TO COMMEMORATE / THE / ABOLITION / OF / NEGRO APPRENTICESHIP / IN JAMAICA, BARBADOS, GRENADA / ST VINCENTS, ST KITTS, NEWVIS / MONTSERRAT & THE VIRGIN ISLAND / BY ACTS OF THE RESPECTIVE / LOCAL LEGISLATURES / AUGUST 1ST 1838.
BHM 1876.
Ex John Kraljevich.
Proof-like, holed for suspension, the design recalling Roman numismatic representation of Judaea Capta motifs.