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There is a single letter from the Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society to John Pinches to ask them to cast a token Medal for Sir Richard Winstedt ready for the presentation on the 9th October. Typed letter, dated 9 September 1947. There is also a single sheet of paper with "Details of Sir Richard Winstedt's Triennial Gold Medal" which gives details of the inscription and a sketch of the design. This was probably created at a later date but is itself undated and therefore included here as relevant to this Series. For further information regarding the conferment of the Medal, see Related Material.

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.