Custom Medals
As a trusted supplier of custom medals for events, VeperPins creates high-quality award medals that help your competition, ceremony, or organization stand out. With years of experience producing promotion and recognition gifts, we efficiently manufacture custom medals for marathons, swimming competitions, school activities, corporate events, and more.
Whether you need a small batch or a large production run, our custom medal solutions are designed to match your event theme, brand, and schedule — making your awards truly memorable.
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Ordering custom medals is simple. Send us your design or idea, review the artwork proof, and approve production before we make and ship your medals.
Send Your Design or Idea
Upload your logo, sketch, reference image, or event details. You can also tell us your preferred medal size, shape, quantity, ribbon style, and deadline.
Get Artwork Proof and Quote
We help confirm the medal size, plating, enamel colors, 2D or 3D effect, ribbon design, packaging, and provide a clear quote before production.
Approve Production and Shipping
After artwork approval, we make the mold, produce the medals, inspect the quality, attach ribbons, pack your order, and ship the finished medals to you.
Elevate Your Event & Keep Winners Coming Back
Custom medals are the ultimate symbol of achievement. Unlike generic, off-the-shelf trophies that end up forgotten in a drawer, a beautifully crafted custom medal leaves a lasting premium impression. It rewards hard work and creates an emotional connection that motivates athletes and participants to register again next year.
Built Around Your Event
From sports tournaments and school marathons to corporate recognition programs, we fully tailor your awards in any size, 3D mold, plating finish, and custom-printed ribbon to perfectly match your brand’s prestige.
Turn Winners Into Your Best Brand Ambassadors
Modern competitors don’t just win—they share. On Instagram, Facebook, and Strava, athletes love showing off their hard-earned finishes. When your event medals feature a striking, high-end design with heavy-duty tactile quality, they instantly become social media magnets.
This organic user-generated content generates non-stop free exposure, drives community buzz, and turns a simple award into a powerful marketing tool that packs a massive punch for your brand.
Award Medals for Any Event Scale
Race Directors & Event Organizers
Marathons • 5Ks • Cycling Events
Your race date isn't moving, so your medals need to be there on time. If you want something athletes will be proud to wear and keep, enamel medals are a solid choice. They have rich colors, a substantial metal feel, and plenty of room for a custom ribbon.
Working with a tight deadline? Offset printed medals can be a faster option. We can use ready-made medal blanks and print detailed artwork directly on the surface, which helps shorten production time.
Corporate Buyers
Anniversaries • Year-End Awards • Employee Milestones
For employee awards, company anniversaries, or client recognition, a clean metal finish usually works better than something overly colorful. Die struck medals are a good fit when you want a more traditional, professional look.
The design comes from raised and recessed metal details, with finish options such as polished gold, antique bronze, silver, or matte plating.
Schools, Universities & Youth Sports Clubs
School buyers usually have two big concerns: budget caps and flexible order quantities. We support smaller orders as well as larger school and league programs, with factory-direct pricing to help keep costs under control.
Depending on the artwork and budget, you can choose enamel, printed, or other medal styles. We can also help you select the right ribbon, finish, and packaging for the age group and event.
Gyms, Esports & Community Collectives
If you want people to actually keep the medal, the design matters. These events are a good place to move beyond a standard round medal and try something that fits the personality of your group.
Cutouts, glow-in-the-dark enamel, spinning parts, unusual shapes, and bold finishes can all be built into the design when they make sense for the event.
3 Core Processes: Pick What Fits Your Timeline & Budget
Not sure which option makes the most sense for your project? Our custom medal types and materials guide walks through the main styles, materials, and production methods so you can compare them before you choose.
Enamel Medals
Enamel medals are a good choice when color is an important part of the design. Soft enamel gives you recessed color areas and raised metal lines, while hard enamel has a smooth, polished surface. Both work well for logos, mascots, race graphics, and colorful event branding.
Printed Medals
Printed medals work well for artwork with gradients, small details, or photo-style graphics that would be difficult to reproduce with enamel. They're also useful when you're working with a shorter production schedule.
Die Struck Medals
Die struck medals keep the focus on the metal itself instead of adding color. Raised and recessed details create the design, and different plating finishes can give the medal a polished, antique, or more traditional look. They're often used for recognition awards, military events, anniversaries, and formal programs.
Why Source From Us?
Free Artwork Support
You don't need a finished production file to get started. Send us your logo, sketch, reference image, or basic idea and our team can turn it into a production-ready digital proof for you to review before anything is made.
Quality Checked Before Shipping
We inspect the medals before they're packed and shipped. We check the plating, enamel, artwork, ribbons, and overall finish so problems can be caught before the order leaves the factory.
Your Event Date Matters
In our factory, your event date is non-negotiable. Once we accept your order, we make sure your medals arrive on time. We'll confirm the production schedule with you before the order moves forward.
Looking for Something Unique? Explore Our Custom Finishes and Upgrade Options
Choose the right plating, add interactive details, and finish your medals with premium packaging that makes every award feel more valuable.
Medal Plating Options
Start with the base. We offer a full range of plating finishes to match any event style or aesthetic.
The Top 3 Classics: Shiny Gold, Shiny Silver, and Shiny Copper. These are our most popular finishes—clean, professional, and timeless.
Specialty & Antique Finishes: Matte Black / Black Nickel for a sleek, modern look, or Antique Gold, Antique Silver, and Antique Bronze for a classic, weathered feel with historical depth.
Need dual plating or a rare finish? We can handle it. Send your concept to our team and we’ll help match the right finish.
Spinners & Moving Parts
Want your medal to feel more interactive? Add a 360-degree spinning center, magnetic puzzle parts, or slider mechanisms.
These upgrades turn a traditional award into a keepsake people want to hold, move, and show off. It is a great option for races, tournaments, fan events, and premium event medals.
Double-Sided Design: You can also place your main event logo on the front and use the back for race maps, sponsor logos, dates, or achievement details.
Premium Presentation & Packaging
A great medal should feel special from the moment it is received. Pair your medals with custom velvet boxes, floating acrylic display cases, or printed gift boxes.
Premium packaging creates a stronger unboxing experience and makes the award feel more valuable, especially for corporate recognition, VIP events, school awards, and high-end competitions.
Custom Neck Ribbons: We can also make thick, tightly woven ribbons with your event graphics printed clearly on one or both sides.
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FAQs
Common questions about custom award medals, ribbons, packaging, samples, shipping, and business documents.
Can I customize the neck ribbons, and do they cost extra?
Every medal we ship comes standard with a neck ribbon. If you want to print sponsor logos, event names, or specific graphics onto the ribbon, we offer 100% custom, thick sublimated event bands. Once you place an order, we handle all the ribbon sizing and layout adjustments for you — no extra hassle.
If I host the same race next year, do I have to pay the mold fee again?
Nope. As long as your medal size, shape, and artwork stay exactly the same, we store and maintain your custom steel mold in our facility for up to 2–3 years for free. When you reorder next season, the mold fee is completely waived — you only pay for the pieces you buy.
Do you offer premium packaging or display boxes instead of plastic bags?
Yes. While our medals ship in standard protective polybags, we offer upgrades for high-end events. If you're buying for corporate milestones, executive recognition, or elite club championships, we can supply custom velvet boxes, flip-top presentation cases, or clear acrylic display stands to elevate the unboxing experience.
Which shipping carriers do you use, and can you deliver straight to my event venue?
We partner with major global carriers like FedEx, DHL, and UPS to guarantee fast, tracked delivery. You can have the bulk shipment sent directly to your corporate headquarters, school, or straight to your marathon venue or stadium address. The courier will contact you before drop-off to ensure a smooth handoff.
Can I get a physical sample before placing a large bulk order?
Absolutely. If you just want to feel the weight and check our craftsmanship, we can send you a free random sample of our past work. You only cover the basic shipping cost. If you need a pre-production sample featuring your exact logo, it will require a standard mold-making fee since we have to cut a custom steel die. Usually, checking our free factory stock sample alongside your free digital proof is more than enough to buy with confidence.
We are a school or corporate buyer with strict accounting rules — can you provide standard commercial invoices?
Yes. We regularly work with universities, public schools, and corporate procurement departments, so we know the drill. We will provide all the necessary B2B paperwork, including official Commercial Invoices, detailed Packing Lists, and order confirmations to make your accounting process seamless.