-> Medal of the Year 2022 (in Slovak), Medal of the Year 2023, Statute of the Medal of the Year Award
Thank you for your interest in the Medal of the Year Award organised by the Medal Club
Medal of the Year award
-> Medal of the Year 2023
-> Medal of the Year 2022 (in Slovak)
– goal: to introduce new medal making to the public and to promote contemporary Slovak medal making; to introduce and appreciate the artists and encourage them to further their work
– form: public poll in the form of on-line voting, with accompanying exhibitions of the participating medals, with a final public announcement of the results, supported by a presentation in the media
– involved: creators/medal makers, commissioners/commissioners of medals, manufacturers, sellers, collectors, professionals, media, supporters
1. Nominations can submit anyone using the form (closed).
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Medal Nomination Conditions:
– medal has been issued/created in the last year,
– by a Slovak author or made in Slovakia or with a Slovak theme,
– multiple identical pieces were created (by striking/minting, casting, …)
– dimensions min. 37 mm and max. 200 mm in one dimension,
– it is not a coin (legal tender with currency and denomination),
– a table medal (not hanging on a ribbon)
In your nomination for the Medal of the Year, please specify:
– basic identification details: name of the medal, name of author(s), manufacturer, customer, material(s) (all known variants – designs and finishes, such as patinated tombac, silver-plated tombac, bronze, silver, copper, …), mintage (number of pieces), dimensions (in mm), method of production (striking/minting, casting, …), as well as additional information such as a description of the medal or other interesting information.
– an accompanying photograph of the obverse and reverse, if applicable
2. Voting – anyone can select from the nominations by voting on online form (closed)
Statute of the Medal of the Year Award
1. Definition of the award/label:
– Medal of the Year
2. Organizer:
– Medailérsky klub, non-profit organisation
3. Medal Nomination Conditions:
– medal has been issued/created in the given year
– by a Slovak author or made in Slovakia or with a Slovak theme,
– multiple identical pieces were created (by striking/minting, casting, …)
Definition of a medal for the purposes of the poll/competition:
– dimensions min. 37 mm and max. 200 mm in one dimension,
– it is not a coin (legal tender with currency and denomination),
– a table medal (not hanging on a ribbon)
4. Medal of the Year Committee
4.1 The Medal of the Year Committee (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’) is a body composed of experts and professionals
4.2 The purpose of the Commission is to act as an expert advisory body, in the selection of the nominations submitted and in the actual voting for the Medal of the Year.
5. Process:
– 1. nomination submissions, 2. selection of nominations for voting, 3. voting/poll, 4. evaluation of winner(s)
5.1 Proposals for nominations
Anyone can submit their nomination proposals. The nomination must include the required details with at least the following information necessary for proper identification of the medal, together with an accompanying photograph of the obverse and reverse, if applicable:
– name of the medal, name of author(s), manufacturer, customer, material(s) (all known variants – designs and finishes, such as patinated tombac, silver-plated tombac, bronze, silver, copper, …), mintage (number of pieces), dimensions (in mm), method of production (striking/minting, casting, …), as well as additional information such as a description of the medal or other interesting information.
Proposals can be sent in the manner specified by the organiser (online form, e-mail). The organizer reserves the right to request additional data or better photographs, as well as at its discretion not to consider all nominations, especially if they do not contain the required elements, even without giving a reason.
5.2 Selection of nominations for voting
From all the nominations submitted, the organiser or the committee shall select, at its discretion, the entries for voting. According to the nominations sent in, the organiser/commission reserves the right to create individual categories of medals (according to size, production technique, etc.).
5.3 Voting
Voting consists of a public vote/poll and a vote of the committee. Anyone can vote in the public vote/poll and only once, repeated answers will not be taken into account.
Voting is done remotely by means of an online form and it is necessary to fill in the e-mail address and the required data.
5.4 Evaluation of the winner(s)
The winner(s) in each category will be selected based on the number of votes cast by the public and the committee, either according to a specified proportional key or separately.
6. Other
6.1 Prizes
The competition may award prizes of value to the voting participants; these prizes are not claimable, the organiser will select the winners at its discretion in an anonymous manner (by draw/computer) and the organiser will not consider any objections. Prizes of a value not exceeding EUR 350 per prize or prize are exempt from the Income Tax Act.
7. Final provisions
By participating in this survey, each participant agrees to the terms and conditions set forth herein or elsewhere in the survey.
The Organiser reserves the right to set the conditions for nominations for medals or the selection of candidates for the committee, to judge whether the conditions have been met in accordance with these statutes, and is not obliged to take into account any comments at its discretion.
