Silver medal (obverse) of Benjamin Mackay's Latin Academy, Edinburgh

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This is the obverse of a silver medal of Benjamin Mackay's Latin Academy in Edinburgh. The medal was made by Edinburgh silversmiths W. & P. Cunningham and awarded to William Seller in 1814.

The obverse bears an image of a young man with a book in his hand. Above is the Latin inscription 'Omnibus Patet Via Honoris'.

William Seller later became a lecturer in Materia Medica at the University of Edinburgh.

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• Online ID: 000-190-000-212-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.1961.1915
• Date: 1814
  
• Material: Silver
  Academic medal
  
• Dimensions: 91 mm H x 65 mm W
  
• What: Academic medal
  
• Subject: Prize awards
  
• Who: Benjamin Mackay's Latin Academy (Presenter)
  H. and P. Cunningham, Edinburgh (Maker)
  William Seller (Recipient)
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  
• Event:
• Description: Silver oval medal of Benjamin Mackay's Latin Academy, Edinburgh, presented to William Seller, and made by W. & P. Cunningham, 1814
  
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