4 top medal tips for Anzac Day 2019

Anzac Day is an occasion where you should wear your personal medals, or those of your ancestor, with pride. Here are four tips to ensure your medals are ship-shape for Anzac Day this year.

1. Act early!

Medal mounting is a labour-intensive and time-consuming process. It cannot be done by a machine, nor can medal sets be massed produced. Every medal mounting job, whether it be restoring originals or creating replica groups, is a process done by hand. Give yourself and your medal mounter enough time to achieve quality results! 15 March 2019 is our cut-off date to ensure garuanteed delivery for Anzac Day.

2. Invest in a set of replica medals

Accidents happen and sometimes medals become lost, stolen or misplaced during Anzac Day commemorations. Original medals are not only irreplaceable from a sentimental point of view, they are also valuable objects in terms of their monetary worth. Creating a set of replica medals is the best way to ensure that your original medals are safe for future generations to cherish, while also giving you peace of mind on occasions such as Anzac Day and Remembrance Day. We have an extensive range of high quality replica medals that span the Australian and British Honours systems, as well as a wide variety of foreign awards. The cost of a replica medal starts from as little as $25, and our team of medal experts will guide you through the entire process of creating one or multiple replica sets.

3. Spare your jacket

Repetitive wearing of medals can cause damage to your jacket or blazer. With time and use, the brooch pin used to secure medals to your chest can also become bent and warped, making it difficult to secure medals to your garment. An inexpensive and practical solution to this dilemma comes in the form of a plastic medal holder. Simply attach your medals to the medal holder using the brooch pin and slide the medal holder into your pocket. It’s a brilliant buy at only $10. Suitable for groups of three or more mounted medals.

4. Consider a purpose-built medal case

Without proper care and storage, your medals will become damaged. Exposure to heat and humidity will not only tarnish the metal from which the medals are struck, but also discolour and fray the ribbons from which they are suspended. Storing your medal in a dedicated medal case or box is the best way to ensure they are protected from wear and tear as well as being secure and out of sight. Medal cases are manufactured from a variety of materials, including Jarrah wood. Look for a medal case that has extra room to store additional items such as badges, ribbon bars and miniature medals. Now, for a limited time, you will received a FREE Medals of Australia case and medal wallet when you place an order of $100 or more (strictly while stocks last!). Use the promo code FREECASE when ordering.

Let us take care of your Anzac Day medal requirements! Our team of medal experts is standing ready to answer your medal questions and provide advice! Call them on 02 6123 2923 or visit the Medal Home Page.