Awards and trophies have been used to mark excellent victories since the ancient times. The English phrase trophy itself was derived from the French trophée in 1513, “a spoil or prize of warfare”, from Latin trophaeum meaning ‘monument to victory’.

In historic Greece, trophies themselves had been made on the battlefields of victorious battles from captured arms and standards, and were hung upon a tree or a large stake made to resemble a warrior. These have been often inscribed with a narrative of the battle and dedicated to various gods. Trophies made for naval victories typically consisted of entire ships (or what remained of them) laid out on the beach. To destroy a trophy was considered a sacrilege and an unforgivable crime.

The ancient Romans nevertheless saved their trophies a lot closer to home. They built magnificent trophies in Rome, including columns and arches atop nice foundations. Sadly many of the stone trophies that once adorned big stone memorials in Rome have been longsince stolen.

Moving on to the Middle Ages, chalices have been often given to winners of sporting events at least as early as the very late 1600s. For example the Kyp Cup (made by silversmith Jesse Kyp), a small two-handled sterling cup within the Henry Ford Museum, was given to the winner of a horse race between two towns in New England in about 1699. Chalices, significantly, are associated with sporting events, and had been traditionally made in silver. Winners of horse races, and later boating and early car races, were the typical recipients of those trophies. The Davis Cup, Stanley Cup, and quite a few World Cups are all now famou cup-shaped sports trophies given to athelete winners.

Immediately, trophies are a lot cheaper, and thus far more pervasive, thanks to mass-produced plastic trophies. Should you’re searching for high quality however, there are various specialist corporations that cope with creating an extensive vary of crystal awards and glass trophies and corporate awards.

Trophies can take the form of two-dealt with cups, bowls, or mugs (all often engraved); statues of individuals, animals, and architecture whereas displaying words, numbers or images. Many alternative styles are available, and it is fully up to the customer which type and design they prefer for his or her ceremony.