Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS TGM-RAS TGM/1-RAS TGM/1/5-RAS TGM/1/5/3
Title
Sample Medal cast in silver
Date(s)
- [1897 - 1991] (Creation)
Level of description
File
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was founded by the eminent Sanskrit scholar Sir Henry Thomas Colebrooke on the 15th March 1823. It received its Royal Charter from King George IV on the 11th August 1824 'for the investigation of… read more
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Repository
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
This medal was donated to the Royal Asiatic Society by Joe Cribb, numismatist, on 9th August 2016.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
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.
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Language of material
- English
- Latin