The records of the Public School Medal cover the institution of the medal and the conferment of the Honour in subsequent years. They include examples of the medal, an original Declaration of Trust, and subsequent printed versions of the declaration; correspondence and newspaper cuttings. However there are not records for all instances of the presentation of the Medal. Researchers are advised to also examine the Council Minutes and the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (both held in the RAS Collections) when researching concerning the Public School Medal and its recipients.
Sem títuloThis series contains initial correspondence with donors; Declaration of Trust documents; Rules of the Medal; examples of the bookplate and Medal, and an offprint of an article from the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1984, pp.99-119, "The Emblems, Medals and Medallists of the Royal Asiatic Society" by John Hansman, which contains information pertinent to researchers of the Public School Medal.
Sem títuloTwo examples of the Public School Medal, 3.5cm in diameter, one [bronze] in a black presentation box with blue velvet and white lining. The manufacturer, John Pinches Medallist, London, S.W., is printed on the inside of the lid. The other is loose and possibly of lead.
Sem títuloThe records of the Gold Medal cover the institution of the medal and the conferment of the Honour in subsequent years. They include examples of the medal, the original Declaration of Trust, and subsequent printed version of the declaration, correspondence and newspaper cuttings. However there are not records for all instances of the presentation of the Medal. Researchers are advised to also examine the Council Minutes and the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (both held in the RAS Collections) when researching concerning the Gold Medal and its recipients.
Sem títuloThe material in this series covers the inauguration of the medal including the original Declaration of Trust and examples of the Medal. There is also an offprint of an article from the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1984, "The Emblems, Medals and Medallists of the Royal Asiatic Society" by John Hansman, which contains information pertinent to researchers of the Triennial Gold Medal.
Sample Medals, Die Casts and Lead Pattern for the Gold Medal.
Sem títuloA sample of the design of the Gold Medal in a black leather presentation case bearing the label "John Pinches Medallist London" on the inside of the lid. The medal has a banyan tree design on front and a laurel wreath and the Society's name on the reverse.
Sem títuloA sample for the Triennial Gold Medal in a cardboard presentation case bearing a gold embossed image of the medal on the box's lid. The medal bears the banyan tress design on its front, and a laurel wreath and the Society's name on the reverse.
Sem títuloA sample of the Gold Medal cast in silver bearing the banyan tree design on the front, laurel wreath and the Society's name on the reverse.
Sem títuloA Die cast of the front of the medal showing the banyan tree motif and the Society's name, in reverse, Housed in a blue leather bound presentation box.
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