^Lot 1351 JAMAICA, white metal medal, 1838, Rev. William Knibb / Emancipation in the West Indies, by J. Davis

JAMAICA, white metal medal, 1838, Rev. William Knibb / Emancipation in the West Indies, by J. Davis and B.R. Haydon. BHM-1877. 43.28 grams. 52 mm. Obverse: bust of Knibb three-quarters right, REVD. WILLIAM KNIBB JAMAICA. encircling with B.R. HAYDON DES on edge; Reverse: commemoration to abolition dated August 1st 1838; Edge: plain. Rare medal commemorating the work of Reverend William Knibb in overturning slavery and abusive "apprenticeships" in the British island colonies. UNC with very high relief bust and lustrous, prooflike fields.