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Date:1807

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This token was struck in Birmingham to mark the abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade in 1807. The inscription on the obverse reads 'We Are All Brethren/ Slave Trade Abolished By Great Britain 1807'. There is Arabic script on the reverse.

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Donor ref:LEAMG : M4272.1994.113 (66/17177)

Source: Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum

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