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Royal Medal
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silver-gilt medal, of which three are awarded each year by the Royal Society
Key facts
- Awarded for
- Outstanding achievements in biological, physical and applied sciences.
- Sponsored by
- The Royal Society of London, UK
- Date
- Since 1826
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Website
- royalsociety .org /grants-schemes-awards /awards /royal-medal /
- Next higher
- Bakerian Medal ( physical sciences ) , Croonian Medal ( biological sciences )
- Next lower
- All other society awards/medals in the biological or physical sciences, (restricted to Commonwealth or Irish citizens or residents only) , Foreign Member of the Royal Society (ForMemRS)
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Royal Medals | Royal Society
These medals are awarded for the most important contributions in the physical, biological and applied sciences.
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Official website
- royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/awards/royal-medal
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- Commons category
- Royal Medal
- conferred by
- Royal Society
- category for recipients of this award
- Category:Royal Medal winners
- inception
- 1826-00-00
- native label
- Royal Medal
- start time
- 1826-00-00
- sponsor
- Royal Society
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
The Royal Medal, also known as The Queen's Medal and The King's Medal (depending on the gender of the monarch at the time of the award), is a silver-gilt medal, of which three are awarded each year by the British Royal Society. Two are given for "the most important contributions to the advancement of natural knowledge," and one for "distinguished contributions in the applied sciences", all of which are done within the Commonwealth of Nations.
Background
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Royal Medal” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.