Commemorative Medal, Tercentenary of Edinburgh University, 1884

Edinburgh University bronze medallion awarded to Sir James Hector in his capacity as Chancelor of the University of New Zealand. One side features the university's coat of arms with a saltire, thistle and castle superimposed over a quatrefoil of thistle leaves. Around the circumference is text that reads: 'Universitats Academica Edinburgensis'. The reverse has a border of thistles around the circumference. The text in the centre reads: 'Universitas Academica Edinburgensis Annum Trecentesimum Feliciter Exactum Celebrat AD MDCCCLXXXIV (1884). This refers to the 300th anniversary of the the university which was granted a Royal charter in 1582. James Hector, was a graduate of this university.