Medals that feel worth earning. Built around your design, your event, and the people you want to recognize. Not a template with a logo dropped in. The Patch and Promos has manufactured custom award medals for schools, sports leagues, businesses, nonprofits, and public safety groups since 1989.
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Clean relief with a classic official look. Best for academic honors, corporate recognition, and formal ceremonies where clean lines matter more than dimensional drama.
3D details and custom shapes. Deeper relief and dimensional impact. Best for sports medals, race finishers, and designs where the medal itself is the statement.
Photo-grade printing for complex artwork, gradients, and detailed logos that enamel cannot reproduce. Best for race medals with sponsor artwork and event medals with layered designs.
5Ks, marathons, triathlons, and charity runs. Finisher medals and age-group awards.
Team tournaments, youth leagues, and multi-division meets. Insert-friendly for placement awards.
Service awards, milestone celebrations, and annual recognition programs that stay on a desk, not in a drawer.
Graduation, honor roll, competition awards, and school pride programs.
Police, fire, EMS, and military recognition medals with department colors and unit artwork.
Charity walks, gala awards, and fundraising milestones that reflect donor and sponsor visibility.
A custom award medal has one job: make the recipient feel like the recognition was real. That comes down to two things. The design work that happens before production. The finish work that happens after. A template-stamped medal with a logo dropped in hits neither of those marks. The Patch and Promos builds custom medals the other way. Your artwork gets cleaned up and set into a production-ready file. You approve a digital proof. Then die struck, die cast, enamel color, or full color print production begins. Metal finish, ribbon, engraving, and packaging all get picked to match the ceremony tier. The result is a medal that holds up under photos, survives the drawer test, and looks like something the organization actually put thought into. Schools, sports leagues, corporate recognition programs, nonprofits, race directors, and public safety groups have ordered custom award medals through us for that exact reason.
STEP 1
Fill out a quick form or just give us a call. Share your event details, how many you need, and any design ideas you've got. Even a rough sketch on a napkin works. We've started with less.
STEP 2
Our design team puts together a free digital proof for you to look over. Want something tweaked? Say the word. Revisions are unlimited, and we won't charge you for a single one.
STEP 3
We produce your medals, attach your custom ribbons, and box everything up. Then it ships straight to your door with time to spare before race day.
Ask for samples when you start your quote, and well send a sample pack with free shipping so you can compare styles before you finalize.
The difference between a medal people keep and one they lose in a drawer usually comes down to two things. The design work before production. The finish work after. Drag the slider to see what that looks like on the same award tier.
Everything you need to know about custom medals.
Our minimum order for custom medals is 50 pieces. Need fewer than that? Just ask us. We can often accommodate smaller runs depending on the design and timing. Larger quantities also come with better bulk-order pricing, so the more you order, the better the break usually is.
Standard production typically runs three to four weeks from approved proof to delivery. Timing depends on medal style, quantity, engraving, and shipping location. Rush medals are available for tighter event deadlines.
Yes. Rush production is available for event dates that do not fit a standard timeline. Share your in-hands deadline when you request a quote and we will confirm whether rush medals will work for your event.
Die struck medals use a die to stamp detail into a flat metal blank. The result is crisp, classic, and best for simpler relief. Die cast medals use molten metal poured into a mold, which allows deeper 3D details and fully custom shapes. Most sports medals and race finishers are die cast. Most academic and corporate awards are die struck.
Yes. Professional free design work comes standard with every custom medals for awards order. Send us rough artwork, a logo, or even a description. Our team turns it into a clean production-ready file and sends a proof for approval before anything gets built.
Yes. Personalized engraving is available on the front, back, or both. Names, places, dates, divisions, and event text all work. This is especially useful for placement awards and service recognition programs.
Standard stock color ribbons, sublimated print ribbons with custom artwork, woven ribbons, and fully custom printed ribbons. Neck drape, pin-back, and specialty lengths are all available.
Yes. Velvet presentation boxes, clamshell acrylic cases, and standard poly bags are all available. Upgraded packaging is worth considering for service awards, milestone celebrations, and formal recognition ceremonies.
Yes. We keep a spec record for every order, which makes reorders simple. Send us the event name or order reference and we can match the previous build exactly, including finishes, ribbon, and engraving style.
Click any Request a Quote button on this page, share your event details, quantity, and deadline, and our team will send back a clear quote with options. If artwork is not ready yet, that is fine. We can help shape it during the proof stage.
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