In 2007, to celebrate the Bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade in the British Empire, the Royal Mint released a Limited Issue Slave Trade £2 Two Pound Silver Proof Coin struck in solid .925 Sterling Silver.
The reverse design shows the date "1807" with the "0" depicted as a broken chain link surrounded by the inscription "AN ACT FOR THE ABOLITION OF THE SLAVE TRADE" and the date "2007" with an edge description "AM I NOT A MAN AND A BROTHER", designed by David Gentleman.
The obverse is a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II designed by Ian Rank Broadley. These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.
Limited Mintage Presentation of 7,095 Worldwide
Finished to Royal Mint's Proof Quality in Solid .925 Sterling Silver
Celebrating the Bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade
