Custom Medals

Detail & story

What makes a great custom medals.

Medals are first cousins to challenge coins — same brass and zinc-alloy stock, same striking and casting lines — but bigger, often 3D-sculpted, and finished with a neck ribbon. For races and tournaments the gold/silver/bronze trio is struck from one die and simply plated three ways, so a podium set costs no more in tooling than a single design.

Most sports and race buyers choose zinc-alloy because it casts deep 3D relief crisply — runners, athletes, mascots and year dates all render sharply. Add soft or hard enamel for team colors, or leave it as antique relief for a classic medal look. Spinning centers, cut-outs and custom edge shapes are all possible.

The neck ribbon is half the product. We print full-color dye-sublimated ribbons edge to edge (logos, sponsor names, event art) or weave the design in for a premium textured finish. Send your artwork, size and quantity and we’ll quote within 12 hours; your die is archived 5 years for color-identical reorders.

Specs & options

Base Metal

Zinc-alloy (default, best for 3D casting), brass, iron, copper

Standard Size

2 inch (50mm), 2.5 inch (63mm), 3 inch (75mm); custom up to 5 inch

Thickness

3mm standard; 4-6mm for premium heavy medals

Decoration

Die-struck relief, 3D sculpt, soft enamel, hard enamel, offset print insert

Plating

Gold, silver, bronze/copper, antique gold/silver/bronze, dual-tone, gunmetal

Ribbon

Full-color dye-sublimation, woven or silk-screen neck ribbon; 22-38mm width

MOQ

100 pcs per design

Lead Time

Sample 7-10 days · Bulk 18-25 days

Packaging

Poly-bag (default); velvet pouch, gift box, presentation case optional