medal

The medal is in silver.

a medal for meritorious conduct.

the bestowal of Medals of Honor

He won a medal for gallantry.

This medal is made of genuine gold.

This gold medal is yours for keeps.

He pinned a medal on me.

A commemorative medal was struck in honour of the event.

a strong contender for the gold medal

she blazed to a gold medal in the 200-metre sprint.

his medals made a brave show.

a medal marked with the imprint of a bald eagle;

the only medal we had ever won.

a rainbow of medals decorated his chest.

the medals are awarded for acts of valour.

He won two gold medals on the selfsame day.

award sb. with a medal (=confer a medalon sb.)

The war hero received many medals for bravery.

Winning the medal was like a dream come true.