As well as making medals for UK institutions such as the fire service, prison service and royal household, the Mint supplies the Ministry of Defence with about 3,000 a month.
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"I wanted to make medals of him.
Pisanello made medals of 16 sitters for the courts of Ferrara, Mantua, Milan, Naples, and Rimini.
"You wrestle for 26 years and you make medals step by step," he said.
I went for gold but didn't realise they also made medals out of humble pie.
For Ms Buckley, who makes medals honouring soldiers fighting in Afghanistan, working on the Olympic prizes gives her a different sense of pride.
Known for its craftsmanship since 1893, when it made medals and ornaments for the Bavarian Court, Hemmerle produces only one-of-a-kind pieces.
Ms. Finke also makes medals, and in this sphere her subject matter opens up and reveals the kind of inspiration she covets.
However, Vaughton's still makes medals for the Football League at its new base in the Jewellery Quarter and maintains a collection of the medals it made for the 1908 London Olympics.
