[3] Its members range from medalist artists to institutions such as museums, mints, foundations, libraries, associations, sector companies, and universities worldwide.
Among its main events, FIDEM organizes a biennial international congress and exhibition on the art of the medal, during which contacts and exchanges of ideas among artists of this specialty take place.
[5][6][7] On the occasion of each congress-exhibition, the organization has been publishing since 1938 the magazine Médailles, distributed free of charge among its members, which, among other information, gathers articles about the topics addressed in the congress and about the medals presented in the exhibition.
[8][9] At the congress held in London in 1992, the FIDEM Grand Prix was instituted, which is awarded to one of the medals presented at each of the biennial international exhibitions, after its examination by a jury chosen by the Executive and Advisory Committee of the organization, which follows criteria predetermined by it.
In its 2018 edition, the Canadians Lynden Beesley, Susan Taylor, Lorraine Wright, Michael Groves, and David Dunlop were awarded.