Royal Numismatic Society

Royal Numismatic Society
Formation	1836
Headquarters	London, United Kingdom
President	Andrew Burnett
Website	royalnumismaticsociety.org

The Royal Numismatic Society (RNS) is a learned society and charity based in London, United Kingdom which promotes research into all branches of numismatics. Its patron as of 2014 was Queen Elizabeth II.

Membership

Foremost collectors and researchers, both professional and amateur, in the field of numismatics are amongst the fellows of the Society . They must be elected to the Society by the Council. The Numismatic Chronicle is the annual publication of the Royal Numismatic Society.

History

The society was founded in 1836 as the Numismatic Society of London and received the title "Royal Numismatic Society" from Edward VII by Royal Charter in 1904.

Publications

The society has an annual journal, The Numismatic Chronicle,^[1] and publishes a book series known as the Special Publications.

Awards of The Royal Numismatic Society

Honorary Fellowship^[2]
The Medal of the Royal Numismatic Society^[3]
The Parkes Weber Prize^[4]
The Lhotka Prize^[5]
The Samir Shamma Prize for Islamic Numismatics^[6]
The Gilljam Prize for Third-Century Numismatics^[7]

References

↑ "Royal Numismatic Society : Publisher Description : The Royal Numismatic Society is the UK’s foremost society for numismatics – the study of coins, medals and related currency items". Jstor.org. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
↑ "Honorary Fellowship | The Royal Numismatic Society". Numismatics.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
↑ "The Society’s Medal | The Royal Numismatic Society". Numismatics.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
↑ "The Parkes Weber Prize | The Royal Numismatic Society". Numismatics.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
↑ "The Lhotka Memorial Prize | The Royal Numismatic Society". Numismatics.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
↑ "The Samir Shamma Prize for Islamic Numismatics | The Royal Numismatic Society". Numismatics.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
↑ "The Gilljam Prize for Third-Century Numismatics | The Royal Numismatic Society". Numismatics.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-05.

External links

Numismatics related associations

Numismatics	American Numismatic Association American Numismatic Society Armenian Numismatic Society Association of British Philatelic Societies British Numismatic Trade Association British Numismatic Society Royal Canadian Numismatic Association Canadian Paper Money Society International Association of Professional Numismatists Federation of European Numismatic Associations Postal Order Society Rochester Numismatic Association Royal Numismatic Society Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand Young Numismatists of America

Exonumia	American Vecturist Association Challenge Coin Association

See also	Currency lists Journals Museums Numismatists

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