Livingstone Medal

The Livingstone Medal is awarded by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society in recognition of outstanding service of a humanitarian nature with a clear geographical dimension. This was awarded first in 1901.[1]

Named after the African explorer David Livingstone it was endowed in 1901 by his daughter, Agnes Livingstone Bruce. Designed by the sculptor James Pittendrigh MacGillivray, it has a portrait of Livingstone on the front and a depiction of the Spirit of Civilisation on the reverse.[2]

  1. ^ "Livingstone Medal". Royal Scottish geographical Society. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Explorers of the RSGS". Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 27 August 2015.