Introducing a list. The colon is used to introduce a list of items. The bookstore specializes in three subjects: art, architecture, and graphic design. Do not, however, use a colon when the listed items are incorporated into the flow of the sentence.
Definition of medal for Students. : a piece of metal often in the form of a coin with design and words in honor of a special event, a person, or an achievement.
The Humanitarian Service Medal is a Bronze medallion 1 1/4 inches in diameter with a right hand pointing diagonally upward with an open palm, (to symbolize a giving or helping hand) centered on the front side. At the top of the reverse are the words For Humanitarian Service in three lines.