The Society's Medal was instituted in 1883, to be awarded annually to 'some person highly distinguished for services to Numismatic Science', as elected by the Council.
The Medal is presented at the Annual General Meeting in December, at which the Medallist will give a lecture.
The dies for the original silver medal were given to the Society by Sir John Evans in 1883. A new cast silver medal commissioned from Ian Rank-Broadley was first presented in 1993. For more information, see "History of the RNS".