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Object name(s):
Medal; Prize Medal
Brief description:
A prize medal awarded for Natural History at the University of Aberdeen. Inscribed OBV: 'Natural History Senior Division. 1889. Alexander Brown'. REV: 'Universitas Aberdonensis. MCCCCXCIV.' The reverse contains the University of Aberdeen coat of arms. The coat of arms depicts top left the arms of the burgh of Old Aberdeen, top right arms of George Keith, 5th Earl of Marischal, bottom left arms of Bishop Elphinstone and a castle bottom right representing the City of Aberdeen.
Collection:
University of Aberdeen Collections
Acquisition note:
Acquisition Method: Gift
Acquisition note:
Acquisition Source: Curr, Ian
Acquisition note:
Acquisition Date: 30/04/2014
Associated date:
1889
Associated place:
9 St James Square, Edinburgh
Associated place:
Scotland, Aberdeen
Object name:
Medal; Prize Medal
Object number:
ABDUA:40050
Object production person:
Alex Kirkwood & Sons, Medalists
Responsible department/section:
ABDUA University of Aberdeen, Human Culture Collection
Technical attribute:
Diam: 47mm, Thickness: 5mm
Technical attribute:
Metal, Copper Alloy
Text reason:
Collections online record

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/8b0030c2-9069-3a2e-a270-8e59b961ab33

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/8b0030c2-9069-3a2e-a270-8e59b961ab33, University of Aberdeen Collections, CC BY

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