1. medal - Noun
2. medal - Verb
A piece of metal in the form of a coin, struck with a device, and intended to preserve the remembrance of a notable event or an illustrious person, or to serve as a reward.
To honor or reward with a medal.
Source: Webster's dictionary2000s In 2000, Day received the Ohio Medal of Honor, that state's highest civilian award. Source: Internet
A bronze medal on display in the British Museum shows Agrippina’s ashes being brought back to Rome by Caligula. Source: Internet
Accounts of this award frequently make reference that at the time of the award Wiles was over the age limit for the Fields medal. Source: Internet
A companion picture, Columbus in Chains, procured him the gold medal of the Brussels Art Exhibition, and was subsequently purchased by the Art Union in New York; it was the basis of the 1893 $2 Columbian stamp. Source: Internet
Accidents and incidents main Noted B-17 pilots and crew members Maynard H. Smith receiving Medal of Honor from Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson Forrest L. Vosler receiving Medal of Honor from President Roosevelt. Source: Internet
A clause to the archival procedures was revised in mid-2008, where if a veteran, or, if deceased, an immediate member of the family, requested the Purple Heart, on an Army or Air Force record, the medal could still be granted by the National Archives. Source: Internet