UK - Slave Trade Abolition Bicentenary

"An Act For The Abolition Of The Slave Trade" 200th Year since 1807 when Great Britain first enacted laws against the slave trade. See Sierra Leone for a token struck at the time (Boulton, Soho) announcing the event. Edge lettering (from the famous Wedgwood designed Abolitionist token) "I'm I Not a Man and a Brother?" (see USA tokens for examples). Regular strikes were made in considerable numbers in bi-metallic copper nickel / nickel-brass. A 1k strike of yellow/red gold was also issued. This silver issue had 7,095 struck and Pieforts were also issued.