The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals (Part I)

FRANCE, Centenaire de la Révolution de 1848 et Abolition d’Esclavage [Centenary of the 1848 Revolution and the Abolition of Slavery], 1948, a bronze medal by L.G. Bazor, standing figure of Marianne paying homage to a seated figure of Liberty, rev. tree of Liberty rising from radiant sun, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 68mm, 157.47g (CGMP p.113; cf. DNW M11, 1771). Extremely fine £90-£120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals.

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Slavery, first abolished on 4 February 1794, was restored throughout the majority of the French empire in 1802. On 27 April 1848 the final abolition of slavery in the French colonies was proclaimed.