A 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.
Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1823- London, EnglandThe 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.
Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1823- London Learned SocietySample Medals, Die Casts and Lead Pattern for the Gold Medal.
Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1823- London, EnglandThe 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.