A lead pattern for the Society's gold medal. A red lead imprint of the front of the medal bearing the banyan tree design. This has been mounted upon a piece of card bearing a label saying that it is signed "Pinches". However this signature no longer appears to be visible.
Sans titreNewspaper cutting from the Madras Weekly Mail for 25 October 1900, with article entitled "The Asiatic Society's Gold Medal" in which it is reported about how the medal was founded to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. It reports that a considerable sum of money has been raised by the Madras Presidency and names contributors and donations. It is reported that their contribution will enable the award to become an annual event.
This money was in fact used to set up and fund The Public Schools Gold Medal which in turn became the Universities Prize Essay Fund. The Gold Medal remained as a triennial award.
"The Emblems, Medals and Medallists of the Royal Asiatic Society" by John Hansman. Offprint of an article from the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1980, pp.99-119 which contains information concerning the Triennial Gold Medal and its recipients.
Sans titreThere is no archival material for this conferment of the Medal. Please see under Related Material for sources of information.
Sans titreThe series consists of a newspaper cutting reporting on the conferment of the Gold Medal upon Dr E.W. West.
Sans titreThere is no archival material in this series. Please see Related Material for details concerning the conferment of the Medal.
Sans titreThere is no archival material in this series. Please see Related Material for details concerning the conferment of the Medal.
Sans titreThere is no archival material in this series. Please see Related Material for details concerning the conferment of the Medal.
Sans titreThere is a single letter in this series from Alex H. Wilson, on behalf of T.C. Wilson & Co., Solicitors, to the Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society to give his opinion on the awarding of the medal for 1915 in accordance with the Rules of the Society. Typed letter, dated 18 May 1915.
For material regarding the conferment of the Medal see Related Material.
Sans titreThere is no archival material in this series. Please see Related Material for details concerning the conferment of the Medal.
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