Personalized medals for schools give school Olympics, competitions, cultural weeks, and participation recognitions a shared identity. The school's emblem and the activity's design are integrated into the front.
When these personalized medals are a good fit for schools
- Sports competitions and events between classes.
- Cultural weeks, competitions, and reading or science challenges.
- End-of-stage ceremonies, participation, and recognitions from the school or parents' association.
What to keep fixed and what to change in each edition
It is advisable to fix the emblem and the name of the school or parents' association in the mold. It is better to reserve the academic year, class, activity, placement, or student's name for subsequent printing.
The same base medal can be used for school Olympics, competitions, and recognitions across several academic years. The relief identifies the school; subsequent printing distinguishes the activity, class, or edition without remaking the mold.
- Agree on the identity shared by the school, parents' association, and activities.
- Keep the academic year and classes out of the mold.
- Distribute the batch among finishes if you want to distinguish placements.
Zinc alloy metal with physical relief
The medal is made of a zinc alloy, technically known as zamak. The design forms 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 are reviewed as a single piece. The mold can be prepared for one or both sides; personalizing only one is slightly more economical.
Shape, ribbon, and presentation
- Shape: circular, 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 quoted.
If the relief and mold are the same, different finishes or categories can be combined within the batch. The specific distribution is confirmed in the quotation.
Indicative price and what affects it
As a reference, 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 complexity of the design can lower or raise 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.
View the mold calculation and the 60, 70, and 80 mm reorders.
A mold suitable for more than one edition
Casting requires a physical mold, but that mold is made only once. To reuse it, it is advisable to put what 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 from the first run in stock: we can print details for a subsequent event starting from around 10 medals, at an estimated cost of approximately €2 per medal. Ten new pieces are not manufactured; the stock that was already intended for this purpose is personalized.
From the initial file to delivery
- Quotation. The offer is valid for 15 days and specifies the dimensions, quantity, sides, finish, color, ribbon, packaging, VAT, and shipping.
- Design preparation. We can work with a vector file or improve 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 producing the mold and carrying out the factory process; for this reason, digital approval is the usual option.
- Payment and production. For a first order, 100% is paid in advance via SEPA. The estimated lead time is approximately four weeks from payment and confirmation. If a company already has deferred payment terms, non-recourse factoring may be considered at an additional cost.
What to send to assess custom medals for schools
To prepare a useful proposal, we need the school emblem, activity, categories, quantity per group, and date of use. You do not need to provide a finalized production file in the first message; however, it is advisable to separate the essential elements from those that can be adapted to the relief.
Request a quote for your medal
Provide the school emblem, activity, categories, quantity per group, and date of use. Also indicate whether you prefer one or two sides, approximate size, finish, ribbon, and presentation. With this information, we can finalize a quotation for a minimum order of 100 units per design.
See also the complete catalog of custom medals and the B2B catalogs.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the minimum order?
- 100 units per design.
- What information is needed to quote custom medals for schools?
- We need the school emblem, activity, categories, quantity per group, and date of use.
- What material are they made of?
- Made of a zinc alloy with a metallic finish and custom raised relief.
- Can the back be left smooth?
- Yes. It can also feature relief if both sides are designed with compatible raised elements.
- What should be included in the mold?
- It is best to reserve the relief for the emblem and the name of the school or parent association, and leave the school year, class, activity, position, or student’s name 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.