Engraving Service

Service number or PMKeyS, initials, and surname engraved on the medal rim as per original issue.

Example photo only.

Fee is per medal. Available on full size medals only - miniature medals are too small.

Bespoke service for each medal, completed in-house on a Gravotech rotary diamond engraving machine to museum-conservation standard:

❖ careful pre-engraving alignment and template verification against PMKeyS/service number, initials, and surname provided

❖ professional handling throughout

❖ rotary diamond engraving on the medal rim or obverse as per original issue where possible

❖ font, size, and depth consistent with mid-20th-century Australian naming conventions

❖ each medal engraved individually, with the same care whether it's one medal or a custom run of ten thousand

❖ post-engraving inspection before despatch

❖ permanent, archival-grade, and legible across generations.

NOTE: Engraving on Foxhole's replica range is +$25. The +$45 premium for OQ TLSM reflects the additional care required for the limited original-quality run — die-struck cupro-nickel allows no margin for error and cannot be re-struck if a slip occurs.

Why engraving matters

Australian medals carry an honoured tradition of being individually named - a tradition that traces from the Boer War forward and gives Australian families a tangible, accurate starting point for family research.

Without naming, a medal becomes an object without provenance. With it, a grandchild or great-grandchild has a service number to search, initials and a surname to anchor a family tree, and a piece of metal that answers the first question they'll ask: who did this belong to, and what did they do?

Foxhole's engraving is intended to last as long as the medal does. Stored well, the medal and its naming should remain legible and meaningful for generations.