{"id":29193,"date":"2026-02-02T17:12:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T16:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daniel.haxx.se\/blog\/?p=29193"},"modified":"2026-02-02T17:12:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T16:12:24","slug":"a-third-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daniel.haxx.se\/blog\/2026\/02\/02\/a-third-medal\/","title":{"rendered":"A third medal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In January 2025 I received the European Open Source Achievement Award<\/a>. The physical manifestation of that prize was a trophy made of translucent acrylic (or something similar). The blog post I above has a short video where I show it off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the year that passed since, we have established an organization for how do the awards going forward in the European Open Source Academy<\/a> and we have arranged the creation of actual medals<\/em> for the awardees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was the medal we gave the award winners last week at the award ceremony where I handed Greg<\/a> his prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was however not prepared for it, but as a direct consequence I was handed a medal this year<\/em>, in recognition for the award a got last year<\/em>, because now there is a medal. A retroactive medal if you wish. It felt almost like getting the award again. An honor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The box<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The backside<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Front<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The medal design<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The medal is made in a shiny metal, roughly 50mm in diameter. In the middle of it is a modern version (with details inspired by PCB looks) of the Yggdrasil tree<\/a> from old Norse mythology – the “World Tree”. A source of life, a sacred meeting place for gods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a circle around the tree are twelve stars<\/a>, to visualize the EU and European connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the backside, the year and the name are engraved above an EU flag, and the same circle of twelve stars is used there as a margin too, like on the front side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The medal has a blue and white ribbon, to enable it to be draped over the head and hung from the neck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The box is sturdy thing in dark blue velvet-like covering with European Open Source Academy<\/em> printed on it next to the academy’s logo. The same motif is also in the inside of the top part of the box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I do feel overwhelmed and I acknowledge that I have receive many medals by now. I still want to document them and show them in detail to you, dear reader. To show appreciation; not to boast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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