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] Source: RSGS