{"id":259,"date":"2016-09-29T11:47:45","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T09:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/2016\/09\/29\/custom-trophies-and-awards\/"},"modified":"2023-01-27T11:47:47","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T09:47:47","slug":"custom-trophies-and-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/custom-trophies-and-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Custom Trophies and Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Get your Custom Trophies and Awards from Specialists<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some time ago, most trophies awarded to winners consisted of metal (usually silver or nickel silver plated) cups which were of a relative standard design, having a shape resembling that of a stemmed wine glass, with the addition of a pair of handles or cup ears (one on each side).<\/p>\n<p>Although these evocative trophies are still available and will always remain sought after, most sporting disciplines present their winners and runners-up with customised trophies, which usually reflect some element or image of the sport for which they\u2019re awarded.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Many people are mistakenly under the impression that bronze, silver and gold trophies are made of their respective metal in a solid state, but they\u2019re generally not. Trophies for the first three place winners at lower competition levels may even be manufactured from plastics, which are coated with paint in the relevant colour.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Famous, Most Sought-After Custom Trophies and Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No competition tops the Olympic Games, nor are any trophies more sought after than Olympic medals \u2013 the gold awards in particular. If you\u2019ve achieved Olympic gold status, you\u2019re at the pinnacle of your sporting career, the best in the world at your specific event.<\/p>\n<p>More money is therefore spent on Olympic medals than in numerous other sporting events. Every four years, when the Games are held, the exact design and composition of medals is left up to the host city and its organising committee, but they must comply with certain specifications.<\/p>\n<p>Bronze medals are just that \u2013 an alloy consisting of copper and tin (the latter metal may differ somewhat). Both gold and silver medals are made of sterling silver which is almost pure \u2013 92.5%. The gold award is plated with a minimum of 6 grams of gold and all categories must measure a minimum of 60mm in diameter and 3mm in thickness.<\/p>\n<p>In 1896, winners received silver awards, while runners-up were given bronze. 1912 was the last year in which Olympic gold medals were made of gold, not gold plated silver.<\/p>\n<p>Wimbledon\u2019s Men\u2019s Singles famous customised trophy is made of silver gilt, inscribed with the names of all champions, past and present. Tour de France winners receive a Bohemian cut glass trophy with customised detail, which tends to vary from year to year. Motorsport\u2019s F1 trophies vary from event to event. Some are made of plastic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get Yours from the Experts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trophy &amp; Medal Boutique stocks a huge range of trophies, medals and awards which may be customised. However, we will gladly help design and produce entirely customised awards according to your own exact specifications. It\u2019s a win-win for all parties concerned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get your Custom Trophies and Awards from Specialists Some time ago, most trophies awarded to winners consisted of metal (usually silver or nickel silver plated) cups which were of a relative standard design, having a shape resembling that of a stemmed wine glass, with the addition of a pair of handles or cup ears (one [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awards"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":755,"href":"https:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259\/revisions\/755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}