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Medal commemorating the abolition of the apprenticeship system in the British West Indies
Title
Medal commemorating the abolition of the apprenticeship system in the British West Indies.
Publication
Birmingham, England : Joseph Davis, 1838.
Physical Description
1 medal : white metal ; 38 mm in diameter
Biographical / Historical Note
After the Abolition of Slavery Act had been passed in 1833 a transition system was introduced whereby people formerly enslaved in the British West Indies were required to become "apprentices" laboring on plantations for their former owners (people enslaved in Antigua and Barbados were fully emancipated in 1834). By 1838, the system was abolished by all colonial assemblies.
Summary
The reverse bears a design of an emancipated couple with infant, seated under a palm tree, with text: "Liberty, peace and industry." Inscribed at foot: "Davis, Birm. MDCCCXXXVIII.
Variant and related titles
Inscription on obverse: To commemorate the abolition of negro apprenticeship in Jamaica, Barbados, Grenada, St. Vincents, St. Kitts, Nevis, Montserrat & the Virgin Islands, by acts of the respective local legislatures, August 1, 1838
Inscription on reverse: Liberty, peace and industry
Format
Other
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 06, 2019
References
Brown, L. Catalogue of British historical medals, 1760-1960, 1876
Eimer, C. British commemorative medals and their values, 1317
Subjects
Genre/Form
Medals.
Commemorative medals.
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