Gentle Manne's Service Medal

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Every one of you deserves a medal!
The Soldier

Appearing as a small gold medal worn on the chest with a team colored ribbon, the Gentle Manne's Service Medal is a Miscellaneous item that was obtainable for the Soldier. The medal was not unlockable in-game, but instead was given away via a hidden page on the Classless Update website.

The medal was awarded to the first 11,111 players who visited the page. After the August 21, 2009 patch, the medals became individually numbered up to #11,111 in the item's description, effectively making each individual medal completely unique.

The medals became tradable with the release of the October 27, 2010 Patch (Halloween update).

The item's description was written by Lamech.

Trivia

  • The image of the Gentle Manne's Service Medal on the hidden page bears the Team Fortress logo. The medal in-game, however, is blank.
  • The hidden page now bears this message: "To those who didn't, better luck next time...", but no other medals have been released in the same manner to this date. However, the Ghastly Gibus was first distributed through a hidden page as well later that year during the first annual Halloween Event.
  • The image on the hidden page can also be purchased as a poster[1] from Valve's store, though it has been censored, with the cigar in the Soldier's hand replaced with a mug of coffee. It can also be bought as an iPhone Gelaskin[2], uncensored.
  • The number of medals, 11,111, might be a reference to Meet the Spy, in where the Soldier enters the code, 1111.
  • There are 38 medals that did not receive a unique number. These were medals that were handed out to Valve employees.

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