Silver medal Silver medal A silver medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receives a gold medal and the third place a bronze medal. More generally, silver is traditionally a metal sometimes used for all types of high-quality medals, including artistic ones. In 1896, winners' medals were in fact silver. The custom of gold-silver-bronze for the first three places dates from the 1904 games and has been copied for
Honour medal for firefighters awarded for seniority or for bravery, is accompanied by an award certificate. The Honour medal for firefighters bestowed "for long service" is a 30mm in diameter (27mm before 1935) circular medal. Its obverse bears the effigy of the republic in the form of the relief image of the left profile of a woman wearing a firefighter's helmet, also visible is her uniform collar bearing the distinctive grenade insignia of the firefighting corps in France. On either side, the relief inscription along the circumference "RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE" (). The medal is struck in silver, silver-gilt and gold. The silver grade award's ribbon