Medal

A Medal can mean three things:

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• a wearable medal awarded by a government for services to a country (such as Armed force service); strictly speaking this only refers to a medal of coin-like appearance, but informally the word also refers to an Order (decoration);
• a table medal awarded by an organization for services in a specific field (such as the Nobel Prize or the Carnagie Hero Medal);
• a medal awarded to winners and runners-up of sporting (or similar) competitions. (Gold medal, Silver medal, Bronze medal)
 
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