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medallion (n.)

"a large medal," also applied to anything shaped like one, 1650s, from French médaillon (17c.), from Italian medaglione "large medal," augmentative of medaglia (see medal (n.)).

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Definitions of medallion from WordNet

medallion (n.)
any of various large ancient Greek coins;
medallion (n.)
a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat);
medallions of veal
medallion (n.)
an emblem indicating that a taxicab is registered;
medallion (n.)
an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event;
Synonyms: decoration / laurel wreath / medal / palm / ribbon
From wordnet.princeton.edu