© NOONANS
© NOONANS
Medal - William Knibb Emancipation of the British West Indies
1838 year| Pewter | - | 41 mm |
| Location | Jamaica |
|---|---|
| Queen | Victoria (1837-1901) |
| Type | › Medals |
| Year | 1838 |
| Composition | Pewter |
| Diameter | 41 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#412206 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Monument featuring Lady Justice above miniature busts of Reverends Thomas Bromley, Samuel Nichols, and Thomas F. Abbott. On the bottom of the monument are four miniature profiles: a person with their arms outstretched, one knelt on one knee while fishing, one walking to the left, and one holding a baby in the air
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ETHIOPIA SHALL SOON STRETCH OUT HER HANDS UNTO GOD 68 PSALM 31 V
DEO GLORIA
ERECTED
BY EMANCIPATED
SONS OF AFRICA
TO COMEMORATE
THE BIRTH DAY OF
THEIR FREEDOM
AUG. 1. 1838.
DAVIS. BIRM.
