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Card from The Royal Mint to Miss D. Crawford, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to acknowledge receipt of her letter and to inform her that it is receiving attention. Printed material with handwritten components, dated 10 May 1977.

This sub-series contains correspondence regarding the purchase of the Medal. John Pinches were found to be no longer making medals and therefore other companies were approached.

Letter from The Royal Mint to Miss D. Crawford, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to enclose the replica medal they had been lent. Typed with printed letterhead, dated 3 August 1977.

Letter from The Royal Mint to Miss D. Crawford, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to provide estimates for different types of medals. Typed with printed letterhead, dated 5 July 1977.

The 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.