Edmund Leopold de Rothschild services to the horticultural world. In 2005, the Royal Horticultural Society bestowed on him the Victoria Medal of Honour, the highest accolade in the British gardening world. Rothschild established a charitable trust to manage Exbury Gardens with which his children are involved. In 1949 he published "Window on the World", an account of his world tour of 1937–39. His autobiography was published in 1998. He died in 2009 at the age of 93. Edmund Leopold de Rothschild Major Edmund Leopold de Rothschild (2 January 1916 – 17 January 2009) was an English financier, a member of the prominent Rothschild banking
Medal of the Royal Numismatic Society was commissioned from Ian Rank-Broadley in 1993 and is a cast silver medal with the classical theme of Heracles and the Nemean lion. Recipients of the Medal of the Royal Numismatic Society and their lecture titles (where available) are given below.<br> Further details about the individual medallists and their contributions to the field of numismatics can be found in the "Numismatic Chronicle". Medal of the Royal Numismatic Society The Medal of the Royal Numismatic Society was first awarded in 1883. It is awarded by the Royal Numismatic Society and is one of the highest markers of recognition given to numismatists.