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This article is about the piece of metal used as a fashion accessory. You may be looking for the Aztec Gold medallion.
The three medals of Capitán Salazar.

The three medals of Capitán Salazar.

"Barbara, Barbara, I'm sorry. You've been amazing."
"I know, and I think I deserve a little appreciation, that's all."
"I do appreciate it. The entire East India Trading Company will thank you for it. Why, you'll probably get a medal."
"I'd rather have some new perfume."
―Benedict Huntington and Barbara Huntington[src]

A medal or medallion was a small, flat, and round (or, at times, oval) piece of metal that has been sculpted, molded, cast, struck, stamped, or some way marked with an insignia, portrait, or other artistic rendering. In the proper use of the term, medallions were larger, starting at perhaps four inches across, and were, as such, usually too large to be worn very comfortably, though in colloquial use, "medallion" was sometimes used to refer to a medal used as the pendant of a necklace or for other types of medals. Over the course of history, medals were usually awarded to a person or organization as a form of recognition for military or various other achievements, notably by Capitán Armando Salazar and Commodore James Norrington.

History[]

James Norrington wore a medal of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath upon his promotion as Commodore of the British Navy.

James Norrington wore a medal of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath upon his promotion as Commodore of the British Navy.

The notorious Spanish pirate hunter Armando Salazar always wore three medals on the left side of his coat, proof of his many achievements during his career in the Spanish Royal Navy.[1][2] During the quest to lift the Aztec curse, one piece of the 882 pieces of Aztec Gold from the treasure was sent by William "Bootstrap Bill" Turner to his son, Will Turner, with it being worn a medallion by Will and Elizabeth Swann.[3] Along with his promotion to the rank of Commodore, James Norrington was awarded with the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath medal, probably for his successful campaigns against pirates in the Caribbean.[4] The infamous pirate Jolly Roger always wore a medal on his coat, but it is more than likely he stole the coat, along with the medal, from someone else.[5] A privateer-turned-pirate Hector Barbossa also had three medals on his coat,[1] more than likely stolen from an honest naval officer.[citation needed]

Behind the scenes[]

A macabre medal on a poster for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.

A macabre medal on a poster for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.

Both medals and medallions first appear, though with only "medallion" being identified by name, in media relating to the 2003 film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,[4] notably Irene Trimble's junior novelization.[3] The name "medal" first appeared in Jack Sparrow: City of Gold by Rob Kidd.[6]

In Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio's early screenplay draft for The Curse of the Black Pearl, during Commodore Norrington's promotion ceremony, after Norrington drew the ceremonial sword, he flourished the sword and snapped the blade up in front of his face. Governor Weatherby Swann then stepped forward to pin a medal to Norrington's jacket, then steps back.[7]

One of the posters for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales shows Armando Salazar wearing on his uniform the Croix du combattant, a French military decoration established in 1926 for the veterans of World War I.[8][9]

In the video game Pirates of the Caribbean Online, the Secret of Port Royal Teleportation quest requires the player to recover the first medal of Port Royal from a buried treasure chest.[10] The trailer for the cancelled video game Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned showed the legendary pirate James Sterling stealing a gold medallion from a Spanish officer during a ship battle.[11]

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Notes and references[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
  2. ↑ Pirates des Caraïbes : La Vengeance de Salazar, p. 26
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003 junior novelization)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
  5. ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean Online
  6. ↑ Jack Sparrow: City of Gold, p. 24
  7. ↑ Wordplayer.com: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio
  8. ↑ The third medal on the right
  9. ↑ Croix du Combattant
  10. ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean Online
  11. ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned
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