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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The '''Numismatic Society of India''' ('''NSI''') is the foremost [[numismatic]] society in India. It was founded in 1910 by a group of (mainly) expatriate Englishmen associated with [[British rule in India]]. The founding members were Rev. G.P. Taylor, [[Richard Burn (Indologist)|Sir Richard Burn]], H.R. Nevil, [[H. Nelson Wright|H.N. Wright]], [[R. B. Whitehead|R.B. Whitehead]] and Framji Thanawala. The first President was [[John Stanley (judge)|Sir John Stanley]], Chief Justice of the [[Allahabad High Court]].<ref>[https://thenumismatics.org/ Numismatic Society of India]</ref> [[R. B. Whitehead]] was the first Honorary Fellow of the Numismatic Society of India.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Bivar |first=A. D. H. |date=1967 |title=Richard Bertram Whitehead 1879-1967 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/42664477 |journal=The Numismatic Chronicle |volume=7 |pages=279–286 |issn=0078-2696}}</ref> NSI is situated within the [[Banaras Hindu University]] campus.<br />
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==Selected publications==<br />
;Journal (digitised editions only)<br />
*[https://archive.org/details/journalofthenumi014346mbp ''The journal of the Numismatic Society of India Vol. I, 1939.''] (1972 reprint)<br />
*[https://archive.org/details/journalofthenumi015660mbp ''The journal of the Numismatic Society of India Vol. III, 1941.''] (1973 reprint)<br />
*[https://archive.org/details/journalofthenumi015662mbp ''The journal of the Numismatic Society of India Vol. VII, 1945, Parts I & II. Professor H.S. Hodiwala commemoration volume.''] (1976 reprint)<br />
;Index<br />
*Gupta, Parmeshwari Lal. (1950) [https://archive.org/details/journalofthenumi014347mbp ''Index to the Journal of the Numismatic Society of India Vols. I to X (1939–1948).''] Bombay: The Numismatic Society of India.<br />
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==Medals and awards==<br />
The Numismatic Society of India recognizes academic achievement by conferring the following awards:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thenumismatics.org/research/|title = Numismatic Society of India - Research}}</ref><br />
*Nelson Wright Medal in Bronze<br />
*Akbar Silver Medal<br />
*Chakra Vikram Medal of Gold and Silver<br />
*C.H. Bidulph Bronze Medal<br />
*Prof. M. Rama Rao Medal<br />
*Shree T. Desikachari Silver Medal<br />
*Prof. M.H. Krishna-Mythic Society Silver Medal<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Numismatic associations|India]]<br />
[[Category:Clubs and societies in India|Numismatic Society]]<br />
[[Category:1910 establishments in British India|Numismatic Society]]<br />
[[Category:Awards for numismatics]]</div>CRVMargarette