Custom Medals Made to Your Own Design
Sometimes an off-the-shelf medal simply isn't enough. You may want your club crest to be part of the medal itself, need a particular shape or want an award that has been created especially for your event.
That is where custom medals come in.
At Prestige Trophies, we can help you turn your own idea, logo or artwork into a high-quality medal. Our bespoke hard enamel medals give clubs, businesses, charities, schools and event organisers the freedom to create something that is unique to them.
Whether you are planning a sporting competition, anniversary event, charity challenge or major awards presentation, we can help you create a medal that people will want to keep.
What Are Custom Medals?
Custom medals are designed specifically for your organisation or event rather than choosing a standard medal and simply adding personalisation.
Your own design becomes part of the medal.
This gives you much more control over how the finished award looks. You could feature your club crest, company logo, event branding, wording or another design that has meaning to the people receiving it.
Our bespoke custom medals can be die stamped with your individual design on one or both sides.
This means you can create something that looks and feels like it belongs to your event rather than using the same medal that could be presented anywhere else.
Create a Medal That Represents Your Organisation
A good custom medal should be easy to recognise.
For a football club, that could mean using the club badge and colours. A charity might want its logo alongside the name of its annual fundraising event. A business could create a medal to mark an important company anniversary or staff challenge.
Event organisers can also create a design around the name, date and identity of a particular competition.
Colour can play an important role in getting the design right. Our hard enamel medals are colour infilled by hand using Pantone-matched enamels. This allows the colours within the medal to closely match those used by your organisation.
There are also different plating finishes available, giving you further control over the final appearance.
Custom Medals for Sporting Events
Sports clubs and event organisers often want an award that competitors will immediately associate with their event.
This is particularly useful for annual tournaments, races and competitions.
Imagine someone taking part in the same event for several years. Each year's medal can become part of a collection and a reminder of what they achieved.
Custom designs work well for running events, football tournaments, GAA competitions, cycling events, martial arts competitions and many other sports.
Rather than the medal being an afterthought, it can become an important part of the event itself.
More Than Just a Round Medal
Going bespoke also gives you options beyond the traditional medal design.
Depending on your requirements, your medal can include a more complex outer shape, cut-outs or holes within the design.
You can also choose whether you want a loop added to the top so that the medal can be attached to a ribbon or lanyard.
These choices allow you to create personalised hard enamel medals that look very different from standard awards.
Think about what would best represent your organisation before deciding on the finished design.
Presentation Matters Too
How you present an award can be almost as important as the medal itself.
A ribbon is a natural choice for sporting events where medals are presented immediately after a competition. For more formal awards, you may want something different.
We can also supply bespoke medals in presentation boxes. This can give the finished award a more complete and professional appearance.
Presentation boxes can work particularly well for commemorative medals, business awards, special achievements and important anniversaries.
Planning Your Custom Medal Order
Because these medals are made specifically for you, it is important to allow enough time for production.
Our bespoke hard enamel medals currently have a lead time of around four to six weeks from proof approval, and the minimum order quantity is 100 pieces.
Planning ahead gives you time to consider your artwork, quantities, colours and other options without having to rush the process.
When requesting a quotation, you can provide details such as the quantity required, preferred medal size, enamel colours, plating finish, packaging and whether you need a loop for a ribbon.
You can also upload your artwork. High-quality PDF, AI, EPS or high-resolution JPEG files are particularly useful when creating your design.
Custom Medals for UK and Ireland Events
From our Belfast base, Prestige Trophies has decades of experience helping customers recognise achievement through medals, trophies and awards.
We understand that when you order a custom product, getting the details right matters.
You want the finished medal to represent your organisation properly and be something you are pleased to hand to every recipient.
If you already have a design in mind, you can send it to us as part of your quotation request. If you are still considering your options, our experience can help you decide what will work for your event.
Our custom medal service is available for organisations looking for a high-quality bespoke award rather than an off-the-shelf design.
Whether you need 100 medals for a club competition or a much larger quantity for a major event, tell us what you have in mind and we can provide a quotation.
A custom medal is more than an award with a name added to it. It is something designed specifically for your event, your organisation and the people who have earned it.