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Copy of a letter from John Pinches to the Royal Asiatic Society to give particulars regarding the cost of making the School, Triennial and Burton Medals. Typed letter, undated.

A series of correspondence, mainly between the Royal Asiatic Society and John Pinches, regarding the making and purchase of the Medal.

This 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.

Letter from John Pinches to Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to write that they will undergo the engraving as requested and deliver the completed medal the following week. Pinches also suggest that they supply a lead medal to be kept as a reference. Typed with printed letterhead, date 1 June 1932.

Letter from John Pinches to the Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society to give the cost of supplying the Gold Medal. Typed with printed letterhead, dated 17 February 1932.

Two 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.

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.