Award-giving ceremonies were held in cities such as Brussels, Moscow, Karachi, Madrid, Caracas, Addis Ababa, Beijing and Washington.

The Gold Mercury Award 2024[1] for Humanitarian Affairs was presented to Sergio Scapagnini and the Street Children of the World, in a ceremony in Kolkata, India.

The Centro Giornalistico Annali, an association of Italian journalists, started the Gold Mercury (Mercurio D'oro) awards in 1961.

The fifteenth annual ceremony of the Gold Mercury International Award in 1975 was held in the Gothic Room of the Brussels City Hall.

[12][13] More than one hundred Soviet firms, organizations, statesmen and public figures were given Gold Mercury International Awards at this event.

[20] In October 1980 the award was presented to Soviet General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev for an "outstanding contribution to strengthening peace and developing international cooperation".

"[30] Rear Admiral Abdul Waheed Bhombal received an "ad-honorarium" Gold Mercury International Award on behalf of the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation.

[43] Chandrika Prasad Srivastava, a senior official in the Indian government and founder of the Sahaja Yoga movement, received an Ad Personam award in 1984.

[46] In 1984 Lorenz Maria Gallo, secretary-general of Gold Mercury International, also presented a medal to Wang Pinqing, who promised to continue to try to expand trade, economic cooperation and friendship between China and other countries.

[48] That year Rajsoomer Lallah of Mauritius received an ad personam award for contribution to development and human rights law.

[51] Leaders who have received the award include US Presidents Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan and King Juan Carlos I of Spain.

[7] President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia received the 2004 Gold Mercury International award for "Peace, Cooperation and Solidarity".

[54] The award was presented in Bogotá by Juan Míguel Villar, president of the Spanish Obrascón Huarte Lain construction group, which is active in Colombia.

[55] In June 2013 Pietro Sebastini, Italian Ambassador to Spain, presented the founder of Gold Mercury International, Eduardo De Santis, the medal of the Orden of Commendatore on behalf of Giorgio Napolitano, President of Italy.

[56] In 1990 Eduardo De Santis, an original founder of Gold Mercury, set up Megavisionary Labs, an advisory firm specializing in enterprise visioneering.

[5] In February 2012 it was announced that Prince Hassan bin Talal of Jordan had joined the Gold Mercury International advisory board.

[60] The Gold Mercury Award 2024 for Humanitarian Affairs was presented to philanthropist and movie producer Sergio Scapagnini and the Street Children of the World.