Abstract: An imitation medal including a pair of plastic casing parts arranged together to give an appearance of a unitary medal having a pair of spaced apart outer faces which can be decorated or inscribed. An internal cavity is defined between the casing parts, and a weighted member is located within the cavity. The weighted member gives the medal an appreciable weight.

Abstract: A method of etching a surface of a metal object to obtain an etch pattern having a plurality of etch depths. The surface is provided with a first etch resistant coating so that at least one first designated surface region remains uncoated and the surface is then subjected to the action of an etching solution to etch the first designated surface region and thereby provide a first pattern part. The etched surface is subsequently provided with a second etch resistant coating so that at least one second designated region thereof remains uncoated, and the surface is then subjected to the action of an etching solution to etch the second designated surface region and thereby provide a second pattern part. At least one of each of the first and second designated regions overlap each other so that the surface is double etched within those regions.