Ordos Die Cut Pearled Nickel Color Marathon Engraved Medal
This custom die cut Ordos Marathon medals, featuring a unique pearled nickel finish and intricate cut-out designs. High-quality zinc alloy with soft enamel accents.For more custom marathon finisher medals with premium plating and clean die-cut styling, visit our main marathon medal page.
15 days lead time meet the customization needs of marathon events of all scales
Short Intro
This custom marathon finisher medal is designed for city marathons, destination races, cultural sports events, and full-distance running programmes that want their finisher award to express both athletic achievement and regional identity. Built with a bold die-cut rectangular structure and a large central hollow area, this medal creates a strong architectural look while remaining comfortable to wear after a long race. The combination of pearled nickel plating, engraved detailing, and red soft enamel accents gives the design a refined metallic presence with a distinctive ceremonial feel. For organisers who want a marathon medal that feels more cultural, more collectible, and more representative of the host city than a standard round finisher award, this Ordos-inspired design is a strong custom option.
Custom Medal Attributes
Item | Details |
|---|---|
Event Type | Full marathon, city marathon, international road race, destination sports event |
Audience | Marathon finishers, city race participants, destination runners, commemorative event collectors |
Core Design Element | Die-cut rectangular frame with central hollow structure and ethnic symbolic base |
Medal Structure | Custom irregular geometric medal with large cut-out centre |
Material | Zinc alloy |
Plating Finish | Pearled nickel |
Colour Process | Soft enamel in red accents with engraved metal texture |
Ribbon Style | Blue-and-white sublimated ribbon with custom script and logos |
Optional Function | Back engraving, event year update, city logo replacement, distance wording revision, ribbon artwork customisation |
MOQ Suggestion | Recommended minimum order starts from 100 pieces, because below this level the setup cost makes the average medal price relatively higher. For a more economical bulk quotation, please contact our team directly. |
Best Order Window | 3-5 weeks before the race date is recommended for design confirmation and production scheduling |
Recommended Packaging | Individual poly bag for race-day distribution, velvet box for commemorative presentation |
Why This Medal Fits City Marathon and Cultural Race Events So Well
- This medal is especially suitable for city marathons and cultural destination races because it does more than mark a finish; it also communicates the identity of the host event. The large die-cut frame gives the medal a stronger sense of structure and presence, while the ethnic symbolic base and flame-inspired upper details help connect the award to local heritage rather than making it feel like a generic road race medal.
- The pearled nickel finish is another reason this style works particularly well for full marathon events. Compared with standard bright silver, pearled nickel looks softer, more understated, and more ceremonial, which suits premium marathon awards and city-branded race programmes. It gives the medal a dignified finish that feels appropriate for 42.195 km achievement.
- For organisers, this kind of design is valuable because it strengthens event storytelling, destination branding, and souvenir appeal at the same time. For runners, it becomes not only a finisher medal but also a visual memory of the city and the race culture behind it. The current page describes this medal as an Ordos marathon finisher award that blends regional ethnic culture with modern sporting spirit through its hollow structure and pearled nickel texture.
Production Details
This custom marathon medal is produced through precision zinc alloy die-casting to achieve a bold rectangular silhouette with a large central hollow structure. The cut-out construction helps create stronger visual depth and transparency while also reducing the overall wearing weight, which is especially useful for full marathon finisher awards. The product page specifically notes that this medal uses a large-scale central hollow design created through die-casting and cut-out processing.
The surface is finished with pearled nickel plating, which gives the medal a softer, matte metallic lustre rather than the sharper shine of conventional silver plating. This finish helps the design feel more refined and premium, especially when combined with the engraved borders and debossed text elements. Bright red soft enamel is applied to the flame-shaped details at the top, creating a vivid contrast against the silver-toned body while preserving a layered tactile surface. The event wording, date details, and lower decorative textures are formed through precision engraving and debossing to give the medal cleaner lines and sharper definition. The page also states that the ribbon is a blue-and-white sublimated style featuring regional script and logos to match the medal palette.
What Can Be Customised for This Medal
This die-cut marathon medal can be customised in multiple ways according to your race branding, host city identity, and event positioning, including:
- medal size and thickness
- outer frame proportions and cut-out structure
- top emblem, flame motif, or cultural decorative elements
- event name, date, and distance wording
- plating finish such as pearled nickel, antique silver, or matte nickel
- enamel colour accents
- ribbon artwork, width, and printing style
- back-side engraving or commemorative message
- packaging for race distribution or premium presentation
This makes the design suitable not only for one full marathon event, but also for city annual races, cultural sports festivals, and destination marathon series.
MOQ & Bulk Order Guidance
This marathon finisher medal is suitable for both medium and large race orders, especially for city marathons, destination events, government-supported sports programmes, and organisers handling multiple participant groups. In most cases, 100 pieces is a practical starting quantity, while larger volumes help lower the average cost per medal and make planning for packaging, ribbon matching, and event distribution more efficient.
For organisers managing annual race editions, this structure can also be reused with updates to year, wording, or ribbon artwork while preserving the main medal concept. For bulk custom medal orders, we offer more favourable factory pricing. To learn more about wholesale support and event-volume quotations, please visit our Bulk Custom Medal page. This makes the design a strong choice for organisers who need both city-level design identity and dependable production support.
Why Badge Artisans
Badge Artisans supports marathon organisers, wholesalers, and event buyers with custom medal solutions that combine design interpretation, factory practicality, and reliable batch production. From die-cut structure development and engraving detail adjustment to plating selection, ribbon artwork coordination, and bulk production scheduling, we help transform complex medal concepts into production-ready event awards. Our medals sell well across the United States, Europe, Japan, Australia, Canada, and other markets, supported by a mature logistics system that helps ensure on-time delivery.