Award - Royal Statistical Society William Augustus Guy Medal; gold
Features
| Location |
United Kingdom
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Award medals › Scholastic, academic and scientific awards |
| Year | 1892 |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 130.06 g |
| Diameter | 60.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled (high relief) |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 581175 |
| References | Pinches# p184.2 John Harvey Pinches; 1987. Medals by John Pinches: A catalogue of works struck by the company from 1840 to 1969. Heraldry Today, London, United Kingdom. |
Commemorative issue
Royal Statistical Society
Obverse
Bust right, spray below
Script: Latin
Lettering: WILLIAM AUGUSTUS GUY 1885
Engraver: Harry Bates
Reverse
Wheatsheaf
Script: Latin
Lettering: ROYAL STATISTICAL SOCIETY 1834
Engraver: Harry Bates
Edge
Plain with inscription engraved
Mint
John Pinches Medallist Ltd, London, United Kingdom (1840-1980)Comments
William Augustus Guy was President of the Royal Statistical Society from 1873-5 and the medal was commissioned by the Society to commemorate his death.
The first medal were awarded in 1892.
Des. and mod. by Henry Bates A.R.A. Gold awarded triennially for outstanding contribution to statistics, silver and bronze annually for papers presented to the Society. (Pinches)
The Guy Medal in Gold is awarded triennially to those “who are judged to have merited a signal mark of distinction by reason of their innovative contributions to the theory or application of statistics”. It can be awarded both to fellows (members) of the Society and to non-fellows: The recipient of this medal was the twelfth of 33 recipients to date. (2011)
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