Personalized medals for town councils identify municipal activities without relying on a catalog template. The authorized coat of arms, program name, or local symbol is prepared for the relief of each order.
When these personalized medals are suitable for town councils
- Fun runs, local leagues, and sporting events.
- Camps, youth programs, and cultural activities.
- Tributes, competitions, and institutional awards.
What to keep fixed and what to change in each edition
It is advisable to fix the authorized coat of arms, council name, and program identity in the mold. It is better to reserve the year, specific activity, category, parish, or event for subsequent printing.
A town council can share a mold across races, camps, or programs that use the same institutional identity. The details for each event are printed afterward, and the base stock avoids small, urgent purchases.
- Confirm authorization and the correct version of the institutional coat of arms.
- Separate the stable program identity from the event, year, and category.
- Plan the batch around activities that share exactly the same relief.
Zinc alloy metal and physical relief
The medal is made from a zinc alloy, technically known as zamak. The design is part of the piece's relief: it is not ink, vinyl, or laser engraving applied afterward. It can be modeled in 2D or 3D and retains considerable detail, although overly fine lines, tiny text, and complex photographs must be adapted to the metal.
We offer gold, silver, and bronze finishes, aged or non-aged. The additional color is printed in full color directly onto the metal.
The front and back are decided together
The front features the personalized relief. The back can be smooth or also include relief. In the latter case, two independent sides are not drawn: the protrusions on one side must correspond to the opposite side, and they are reviewed as a single piece. The mold can be prepared for one or two sides; personalizing only one is slightly more economical.
Shape, ribbon, and presentation
- Shape: round, square, or completely irregular around the symbol; there is no need to fit the design into a template.
- Generic ribbon: solid colors or the Spanish flag.
- Personalized ribbon: it can feature logos, words, photographs, or a complete design.
- Delivery: each medal arrives assembled and in an individual transparent plastic bag. An individual cardboard box can also be included in the quotation.
If the relief and mold are the same, different finishes or categories can be combined within the batch. The exact distribution is confirmed in the quotation.
Estimated price and what affects it
As a guide, the base price can range approximately from €4 per unit with relief on one side and a generic ribbon to €8 per unit with different reliefs on both sides, full-color printing on both sides, and a personalized ribbon. The quantity, size, and design complexity can raise or lower the price; the exact quotation is provided when a quote is requested.
These figures do not include VAT or shipping. Shipping 100 medals usually costs approximately 10–15 €, so its impact per unit is small, but it is calculated separately.
See the mold calculation and the reorders for 60, 70, and 80 mm.
A mold that works for more than one edition
Casting requires a physical mold, but that mold is made only once. To reuse it, it is best to put everything that does not change in relief: the logo, the organization’s name, the shape, and permanent elements. The year, category, venue, or dedication can be reserved for a full-color printed area added later.
Factory reorders have a minimum of 100 units. There is another option when the organization already has blank medals in stock from the first production run: we can print details for a subsequent event starting from around 10 medals, at an estimated cost of about €2 per medal. Ten new pieces are not manufactured; the stock already set aside for this purpose is personalized.
From the initial file to delivery
- Quotation. The offer is valid for 15 days and specifies the size, quantity, number of sides, finish, color, ribbon, packaging, VAT, and shipping.
- Design preparation. We can work with a vector file or enhance a low-quality original as far as the available information allows. A small or blurry file does not contain the missing detail, and it cannot always be reconstructed.
- Digital proof. The shape, relief, text, color, and ribbon are reviewed before the mold is manufactured. An individual physical sample costs around €300 because it requires making the mold and carrying out the factory process; therefore, digital approval is the usual approach.
- Payment and production. For a first order, 100% is paid upfront by SEPA. The estimated lead time is approximately four weeks from payment and confirmation. If a company already has deferred payment terms, non-recourse factoring with an additional fee may be considered.
What to send to get a quote for custom medals for local councils
To prepare a useful proposal, we need the authorized coat of arms or symbol, activity, quantity, categories, and date of use. You do not need to provide a finalized production file in the first message; however, it is advisable to separate what is essential from what can be adapted to the relief.
Request a quote for your medal
Specify the authorized coat of arms or symbol, activity, quantity, categories, and date of use. Also indicate whether you prefer one or two sides, the approximate size, finish, ribbon, and packaging. With this information, we can finalize the quotation for a minimum order of 100 units per reference.
You can also view the complete catalog of custom medals and the B2B catalogs.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the minimum order?
- 100 units per reference.
- What information is needed to prepare a quote for custom medals for local councils?
- We need the authorized coat of arms or symbol, activity, quantity, categories, and date of use.
- What material are they made of?
- Made of a zinc alloy with a metallic finish and custom relief detailing.
- Can the back be left smooth?
- Yes. It can also feature relief if both sides are designed with compatible volumes.
- What should be included in the mold?
- It is advisable to reserve the relief for the authorized coat of arms, the council’s name, and the program’s identity, and leave the year, specific activity, category, parish, or call for applications for subsequent printing.
- Is there a volume discount?
- Yes. The unit price decreases with volume and is specified in a quotation valid for 15 days.
- Does the price include VAT and shipping?
- No. Shipping for 100 medals is usually around €10–15, and VAT is added separately.
- What is the estimated lead time?
- Approximately four weeks from payment and order confirmation.