 1820 Charleston Slve Hire Badge. SERVANT. No.324. LAFAR in a prepared, rectangular punch on the back. Appearance of Fine to Very Fine in places. Square shaped with clipped corners. Holed for suspension. 187.4 gns. 51.9 mm. x 53.7 mm. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. SERVANT underneath in a prepared, rectangular punch. No. in a prepared, square punch, 324 in individual number punches below. 1820 in a rectangular logotype punch below. Medium brown and coppery red. Quite rough in places. Bottom edge split. Lightly dished, the front bowed towards the viewer, believed to add additional strength to the badge when worn. Rare, as are all slave hire badges of the 1820's and 30's.
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