| Location | New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Year | 1911 |
| Type | Award medal |
| Composition | Pewter |
| Weight | 97.9 g |
| Diameter | 63 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | |
| Edge | Recipient name and date impressed |
| Period | |
| Notice | |
| Reference(s) |
| Obverse description | Bust left |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | TO·COMMEMORATE·THE·WORK·OF·SIR·JAMES·HECTOR·K·C·M·G·F·R·S·M·D·IN·NEW·ZEALAND·MDCCCLXIV--MCMVII |
| Reverse description | Explorer in Maori dress with staff kneeling beneath palm tree with grasses behind, left hand raised to shade eyes and gazing at pair of birds on branch of small tree to right, lake with Maori canoe sailing right and mountains in backgrond; in the exergue, laboratory equipment including a retort, a globe and stack of books |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | NEW · ZEALAND · INSTITUTE FOR · SCIENTIFIC · RESEARCH |
| Mintage | |
| Numisquare ID | 2870525180 |
| Comments |