Allan Border Medal on Allan Border Medal night. The award ceremony itself is a major publicity event and usually takes place at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, towards the end of January or the start of February each year. The 2014 and 2017 ceremonies however, were both held in Sydney. The award ceremony itself is also broadcast live and screened on the digital channel GEM. Five cricketers have won the award more than once. Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke won the award four times, sharing the award in 2009. The other multiple winners are Shane Watson, David Warner and Steve Smith, who have
Medal for Exemplary Border Service the escapee. The medal was also presented to members of the Stasi. Around 13% of the recipients were graduates of the Stasi’s University of the Ministry of State Security (). The medal issued to Stasi members included a certificate signed by a Stasi official, normally MfS Minister Erich Mielke. There are known examples of this medal being presented to Stasi members in February (MfS anniversary) and June before the official July 1954 DGB ceremony. The first type of this medal was awarded from 1954 to 1955. It is round, bronze colored nonferrous metal 35mm in diameter. On the right and