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Glossary of Awards' Terms
Diamond-Cut Perimeter
Diamond cutting is embellishing a plain medal or pin-badge, commonly brass or copper but can be gold or silver, with a brightly cut, engraved pattern using a diamond tipped tool. Diamond cut is used to carve the medal's perimeter with a diamond. Ordering this feature adds to your medal's enrichment. You can choose between several types of cuts which are shown to you in the pictures. If your medal is double-sided think about which side you want to have this effect applied, both sides however can be diamond cut.
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The Stamping Die
To stamp an impression on medals you need a steel stamping die. A stamping die is an engraved or etched tool, which is put into a coin press and impresses an image onto a coin blank. The image on the die is a negative impression of what will be struck on the coin. Read information about making the stamping die here.
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Copper
Copper is a ductile metal, it is soft and malleable; a freshly exposed surface has a reddish-orange color. Absi co uses it to cut medals' blanks from 4 or 5 mm thick copper sheets specifically to stamp some semi-proof and 3D medals. Read more about copper in this link.
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Silver-Plated Brilliant Finish
Silver Plated Brilliant produces a reflective silver finish. To deposit the layer of gold onto a metal surface, a technique called Electroplating is used.
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Epoxy Resin
Epoxy is a thick, hard and clear layer that can also be applied on the surface of a pin-badge to further protect its finish from humidity and oxidization. Epoxy is an exceptionally tough adhesive or bedding material that is activated by mixing two component resins together, just prior to use. The resins combine in a chemical reaction to form a new compound that sets very hard and provides an incredibly strong and durable adhesive bond to the tesserae. This is also often used on Soft Enamel badges as a coating to give it a smooth, domed appearance. |
Key Ring
A keyring is made to hold keys and is usually made of metal. Keyrings are usually connected to keychains. |
Key Fob, Key Chain or Key Medal
A key fob or key medal is a generally decorative and at times useful item many people often carry with their keys, on a ring or a chain, for ease of tactile identification, to provide a better grip, or to make a personal statement. Key fobs are also known as a "Key Ring" or "Key Chain" in colloquial usage. A keychain or key chain is a small chain, usually made from metal, that connects a small item (a medal) to a keyring. The length of a keychain allows an item to be used more easily than if connected directly to a keyring. |
Highlighted Bronze
The term highlight refers to the method used when a raised area on a metal product (such as a medal or a plaque) is polished but the background left unpolished. This creates a 2 tone effect and can make certain details stand out more. Bronze brownish color is achieved by cold patinas where brass objects (such as a medals or a plaques) are dipped into a solution.
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Stainless Steel
Stainless steel is an extremely durable metal alloy of steel and chromium that can be polished to resemble a precious metal and is almost unaffected to rust, discoloration and corrosion.
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Brass
Brass is an alloy, made up of roughly half copper and half zinc, which has a nice yellow color. We usually strike medals from a brass alloy of 70% copper and 30% zinc. Brass with a higher copper content will tend to be more reddish in color, such a special brass alloy with higher copper content (known as semi-oro) can be requested for distinguished plaques. We cut medals' blanks from 1 to 5 mm thick brass sheets. Brass plates used for plaques and sign plates are cut from 0.6 or 1 mm thick brass sheets. 
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