The one grandparents buy

The same word, and a completely different customer. This version goes to children — the eight-year-old who won something for the first time, the swimmer with a shelf of club medals and nowhere sensible to put them.

Ordered as a present it usually arrives before the collection is large, so err on the wide side. A child in a competitive squad can add fifteen medals in two seasons, and outgrowing the gift within a year is the one outcome to avoid.

Given as a present it usually arrives before the collection is large. The configurator can add the child's name, which is the part they tend to care about most.

This medal holder comes in the widths listed here. For a gift, err wide — nobody has ever complained about too much room.

Size & capacity

Not sure which size?

For a child, take 60 cm even if today's pile fits in 35. The gift should outlast the season.

Why stainless steel, not painted sheet metal

The medal hanger is cut from AISI 304 stainless steel (V2A / 1.4301), 2.5-3 mm thick depending on the width. Not painted sheet metal that chips at the first knock.

And it holds a continuous rail, not hooks. Twelve hooks means twelve medals. A rail holds as many as fit.

Installation

Supplied with everything needed except a drill: standoffs, fixings and a full-size paper template. The standoffs set it off the wall slightly, which is what makes the shadow underneath.

When it fills up

A second unit mounts flush against the first, so the wall still reads as one piece rather than two things hung near each other. The widest version holds up to 110 medals across three rails.

When it arrives

Each medal hanger is made to order in the EU and leaves within 3–5 working days. Fourteen days to change your mind once it is in your hands.