Fleming's Nobel Prize medal was acquired by the National Museums of Scotland in 1989 and is on display after the museum re-opened in 2011.

File: JohnMcFall-Manchester-20070513. jpg | John McFall, who has an above-knee leg amputation, and uses a prosthetic leg, is a sprinter and winner of a gold medal at the 2007 Paralympic World Cup

When awarded for acts of heroism, the medal is awarded with the " V " Device.

The medal is the fourth-highest combat decoration and the ninth highest U. S. military award in order of precedence.

Former heavyweight rower Dominic Seiterle is a member of the Canadian national rowing team and won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's 8 + event.

Separate Distinguished Service Medals exist for the different branches of the military as well as a fifth version of the medal which is a senior award of the United States Department of Defense.

The medal is suspended by a bar attached to the ribbon.

## NSN for replacement medal is 8455-00-246-3830.

The medal is gold in color and on the obverse it features a medium blue enameled pentagon ( point up ).

The top 50 % of the contestants are awarded medals, such that the relative number of gold: silver: bronze: no medal is approximately 1: 2: 3: 6 ( thus 1 / 12 of the contestants get a gold medal ).

He continued to submit his works to the Salon, where his painting Spanish Singer had won a 2nd class medal in 1861, and he urged the others to do likewise, arguing that " the Salon is the real field of battle " where a reputation could be made.

He is later awarded a Gold medal from U. S. President William Howard Taft for this feat.

Roe thought it " an especial favour, for that all the great men that wear the Kings image ( which none may do but to whom it is given ) receive no other than a medal of gold as big as six pence.

As such, the medal can be considered as " points " in some enlisted promotion systems, such as the Air Force, where it is counted as seven points ( out of a possible 25 points for decorations ).

The reverse of the medal has the motto taken from the Great Seal of the United States, "" (" He Has Favored Our Undertakings ") and the date "" ( 1782 ) which is the date of America's first decoration, the Badge of Military Merit, now known as the Purple Heart.

On his 90th birthday on 10 November 2009, Kalashnikov was named a " Hero of the Russian Federation " and presented with a medal by President Dmitry Medvedev who lauded him for creating " the brand every Russian is proud of.

Each recipient, or laureate, receives a gold medal, a diploma, and a sum of money which is decided by Nobel Foundation yearly.

When the medal With Distinction is awarded, the star may be presented depending from a neck ribbon and can be identified by its larger size than the standard medal ( compare size of medals in pictures below ; President Reagan's was awarded With Distinction ).

In addition, the medal is accompanied by a service ribbon for wear on military service uniform, a miniature medal pendant for wear on mess dress or civilian formal wear, and a lapel badge for wear on civilian clothes ( all shown in the accompanying photograph of the full presentation set ).

The Pierre de Coubertin medal ( also known as the Coubertin medal or the True Spirit of Sportsmanship medal ) is an award given by the International Olympic Committee to those athletes that demonstrate the spirit of sportsmanship in the Olympic Games.

Reeder felt another medal was needed to be a ground equivalent of the Air Medal, and proposed that the new award be called the " Ground Medal ".

Following the 2004 Summer Olympics, President Romano Prodi pointed out that the combined medal total of the European Union was far greater than that of any other country and called for EU athletes to fly the European flag at the following games alongside their own as a sign of solidarity ( which did not happen ).

These pieces, called mules, were contained within the 2007 First Spouse medal set.

He studied at the technical school in Cormeilles-en-Parisis, sang in a rock band called Les Rapaces under the alias Willy Barton, and practiced judo ( winning an intercollegiate medal and receiving a black belt nidan ).

Originally, the specifications for the award called for a circular gold medal carrying the state emblem and motto, among other things.

The original specifications for the award called for a circular gold medal, 35 mm in diameter, with the sun and the legend " Bharat Ratna " ( in Devanagari ) above and a floral wreath below.

* The highest award for achievement in many fields is called the Gold medal.

* Herb Brooks, the coach of the 1980 US gold medal ice hockey team that beat the Soviet Union in a game that was called The Miracle on Ice, dies in a car accident.

The bracteate is a type of thin gold medal, usually plain on the reverse, found in Northern Europe from the so called " Dark Ages " or Migration Period.

Early on their most popular creation was an orange-flavored soda called Orangine, which won a gold medal at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition World's Fair in Chicago, Illinois.

He introduced the 4 – 4 – 2 system with " pressure and support "— called the Swenglish model — which would give IFK great success later on, and his first season at the club ended with a second place in Allsvenskan and the club's first gold medal in Svenska Cupen.

The Albert Einstein Award ( sometimes mistakenly called the Albert Einstein Medal because it was accompanied with a gold medal ) was an award in theoretical physics that was established to recognize high achievement in the natural sciences.

Winfrey studied animation at UCLA and made a 3D film called The Bad Plant, which won her a silver medal at the Student Academy Awards in 2000.

Soldiers of the BEF who fought at Mons later became eligible for a campaign medal, the 1914 Star, often colloquially called the Mons Star, honouring troops who had fought in Belgium or France between 5 August and 22 November 1914.

He attempted a return in 1977, but called time on a magical career in 1979 having never recaptured the form which guided Manchester City to the 1968 League Title, 1969 FA Cup, 1970 League Cup and 1970 European Cup Winners ' Cup and a second League Cup victory in 1976, after collecting a runners up medal and scoring in the final of the same competition two years earlier.

Because these medals were issued regardless of any service beyond making it through bootcamp, it was called a Gedunk medal.

The insignia of the title of " Hero of the Russian Federation " is also called the " Gold Star " medal (), its design is similar to the Soviet variant.

The Catholic Church also has a medal called the " Bishop Juan Alejo de Arizmendi Medal ".

In 1905, a medal was created for those holding a Certificate of Merit and called the Certificate of Merit Medal.

If a member of the National Guard has been awarded the medal it must be temporarily removed from uniform if called to active service, under Title 10 of the United States Code, with other regular components of the U. S. Armed Forces.

However, a Medabot with a rare medal would be able to call upon an attack called the " Medaforce ".

U. S. Sen. Charles Schumer and U. S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler said the " recovered from the vaults beneath the ashes of Ground Zero " claim cannot be substantiated, and called on the Federal Trade Commission to stop National Collector's Mint from selling the Sept. 11 coins, which are seen as taking sales away from an official Sept. 11 medal that benefits the National September 11 Memorial & Museum being built at the World Trade Center site.

Kerry's Silver Star medal has been called into question by George Elliott, Kerry's former commanding officer and a member of SBVT.

In recognition of her stance, President Aristide later awarded her a medal of Haiti's highest honor and called her the " Spiritual Mother of Haiti ".