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  • Small pieces of metal, usually gold, silver, or bronze and bearing a relief design on one or both sides and having a commemorative purpose; resembling a coin, but not used as a medium of exchange.

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          James Watt Medal
          CA MUA MG 4319-07-006 · Item · 1884
          Part of McGill University Archives Collection

          This item is a James Watt medal from 1884. One side of the medal bears a wreath surrounded by the words, "In memory of the Meeting of the British Association at Montreal, 1884. The other side has a profile of James Watt with the words, "Presented at McGill University, Montreal, Prize for applied sciences."

          James Watt Medal
          CA MUA MG 4319-07-013 · Item · 1884
          Part of McGill University Archives Collection

          This item is a James Watt medal awarded to J.R. McKenzie in 1884. One side of the medal bears a wreath surrounded by the words, "In memory of the Meeting of the British Association at Montreal, 1884, and "J.R. McKenzie, 1884" etched in the middle. The other side has a profile of James Watt with the words, "Presented at McGill University, Montreal, Prize for applied sciences."

          Geddes Medal
          CA CAC 1-1-51 · File · January 1956
          Part of Percy Erskine Nobbs Fonds

          File consists of 2 working drawings of medal plus one detail drawing.

          Nobbs, Percy E. (Percy Erskine), 1875-1964
          CA MUA MG 4319-07-046 · Item · Approximately 19th century
          Part of McGill University Archives Collection

          This item is a medal depicting two figures, a naked man and a clothed man blowing into a horn, on one side, and a variant of the McGill coat of arms on the other, a shield with three martlets, topped with a crown, with a partial wreath of maple leaves, and the words: "McGill University, Montreal."

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          Discus Throw Medal
          CA MUA MG 4319-07-020 · Item · 1903
          Part of McGill University Archives Collection

          This item is a discus throw medal with a red and cream ribbon. The medal is in three parts, connected by decorative chains, one that reads "Discus throw," one shaped into 1903, one bearing a shield with three martlets, topped by a crown, with text "McGill U.A.A." and surrounded by a cross. Probably won by W.P. Ogilvie.

          CA MUA MG 4319-07-045 · Item · 1984
          Part of McGill University Archives Collection

          This item is a silver medal celebrating the centennial of women studying at McGill. The medal depicts a woman in a graduation robe, holding a diploma and a book, standing in front of the McGill Arts building. Text around the edge of the medal reads: "Centennial of women at McGill, Cent ans de présence féminine à McGill, 1884-1984." The back of the medal depicts a venus sign, with text that reads "100, 1884-1984, McGill."