Comment by llamageddon01 on 21/10/2021 at 13:17 UTC*

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View submission: The NewToReddit Encyclopaedia Redditica v2

Award Types

Awards are tokens of appreciation given by Redditors to other Redditors in recognition of merit for their contributions, whether they be heartwarming, helpful, hilarious or otherwise distinctive.

There are many types of Reddit Awards, ranging from ones that look pretty on your post or comment but do nothing else, through to ones that give you Reddit goodies. With the exception of the occasional Free Awards Reddit gives out, they all require coins to give, and in 2020, a user at r/dataisbeautiful calculated the actual monetary cost of the awards[1] available at the time.

1: https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/hll1xk/oc_price_of_reddit_awards/

**Specials**

There are some awards which stand out from the rest. Some can give you Reddit Coins, periods of advert-free Reddit Premium and/or even a trophy for your Reddit Profile. Some are animated, and some Highlighting awards make a comment really stand out from other replies. Another set of “chain” awards give you accumulated benefits[2], such as “Party Train”, where for every five awarded on one post or comment, the better the benefit and the icon. These enable several people to pool together to eventually show this[3]. The “This” award works in a similar way where every three awarded on one post or comment will show this[4]. More on four of these types of awards below.

2: https://www.reddit.com/r/awards/comments/l284xd/this_and_party_train_awards_can_evolve_max/

3: https://www.redditstatic.com/gold/awards/icon/Train/Train_argentium_128.png

4: https://www.redditstatic.com/gold/awards/icon/This_argentium_512.png

**Limited Editions**

Seasonal award variations are added and retired from time to time. In 2020, a special “Wearing is Caring” award was introduced, featuring a Snoo wearing a surgical mask. This award earns both the giver and the recipient a trophy for their profile. Some subreddits have Mod Awards or other special awards exclusively for that sub, and some awards give Coins to both the recipient and the community - a pool that mods can use in their sub to give out Community Awards. Some awards require you to have Reddit Premium to give (but not receive) them, such as the “All-Seeing-Upvote” or “Narwhal Salute”. There are currently eight of these exclusives. A free Highlighting Award “Powerups Comment” is occasionally available to Community Heroes to give in the subreddit they are powering-up.

The four types of awards I describe below are ones that give gifts as well as the award (coins, premium or a highlight) and the availability, costs and types were correct at time of writing. I may or may not update accordingly as these change quite frequently. The best place to find out about all the types of award and to keep up to date with any changes is r/awards.

**Gift Award Type 1: Gifts Both Coins and Reddit Premium**

The main awards that give both Reddit Coins and Reddit Premium are:

*Party Train:* Costs 75 coins to give. Every 5 awarded to the same post or comment gives the recipient 100 coins and a week of free Reddit Premium. The 5 awards do not have to come from the same person. It’s interesting to note here that if the same person gives 5 Party Trains to one post or comment, it will give the same benefits to the recipient as Gold but only costing 375 Coins - a saving of 125 Coins. However, the giver will not get points towards a Gilding Level Trophy.

*Gold:* Costs 500 Coins to give. This gives the recipient an immediate 100 Coins and a week of free Reddit Premium. The giver gets one point towards a Gilding Level Trophy.

*Platinum:* Costs 1800 Coins to give. This gives the recipient 700 Coins for the month and one month of free Reddit Premium. The giver gets four points towards a Gilding Level Trophy. See the note on the Platinum Award below.

*Argentium:* Costs 20,000 Coins to give. This gives the recipient an immediate 2,500 Coins and three months of free Reddit Premium. Both giver and recipient get a trophy for their Reddit profiles.

*Ternion All Powerful:* Costs 50,000 Coins to give. This gives the recipient an immediate 5,000 Coins and six months of free Reddit Premium. Both giver and recipient get a trophy for their Reddit profiles.

There are rumours of admin-only awards greater than this which cannot be purchased. You might even encounter one so rare it’s *almost unobtainable*. Click the icons, scroll down, and treasure the moment.

The periods of Reddit Premium you get from these awards is cumulative! If your post and comment blows up and you get (for example) four golds and one platinum, you will have eight subsequent weeks of Reddit Premium. The coins for platinum might not appear immediately; the complicated reason for this is addressed below.

**Gift Award Type 2: Highlighting Awards**

These don’t give any gifts but do make your comment look very distinctive.

*Brighten My Day:* Costs 500 coins to give. “The clouds part and the sun shines through. Use the Brighten My Day Award to highlight comments that are a ray of sunshine.”
*Eureka!:* Costs 500 coins to give. “Now that is a bright idea. Use the Eureka Award to highlight comments that are brilliant.”
*Starry:* Costs 500 coins to give. “Use the Starry Award to highlight comments that deserve to stand out from the crowd.”

A free Highlighting Award *Powerups Comment* is occasionally available to Powerup Community Heroes to give in powered-up subs.

**Gift Award Type 3: Community Awards**

Community Awards give coins to both the recipient and the community.

*Awesome Answer:* Costs 250 coins to give. This gives 100 coins to both the recipient and the community.
*Mind Blown:* Costs 250 coins to give. This gives 100 coins to both the recipient and the community.
*Original:* Costs 250 coins to give. This gives 100 coins to both the recipient and the community.
*Timeless Beauty:* Costs 250 coins to give. This gives 100 coins to both the recipient and the community.
*Today I Learned:* Costs 250 coins to give. This gives 100 coins to both the recipient and the community.
*Bless Up (Pro):* Costs 500 coins to give. This gives 100 coins to both the recipient and the community.
*Heart Eyes:* Costs 500 coins to give. This gives 100 coins to both the recipient and the community.
*Helpful (Pro):* Costs 500 coins to give. This gives 100 coins to both the recipient and the community.
*Made Me Smile:* Costs 500 coins to give. This gives 100 coins to both the recipient and the community.
*Wholesome (Pro):* Costs 500 coins to give. This gives 100 coins to both the recipient and the community.

There may be other Community Awards unique to the subreddit you are in. To see these, at the bottom of each post or comment is an icon resembling a box tied with a bow. Pressing this will bring up the current list of awards with their descriptions and prices. Be very careful when browsing the awards like this - giving the award accidentally is non-refundable.

**Gift Award Type 4: Coin Awards**

Coin Awards give coins and no other benefits to the recipient only.

*2020 Veteran:* Costs 200 coins to give. This gives 100 coins to the recipient.
*Coin Gift:* Costs 300 coins to give. This gives 250 coins to the recipient.
*Pot O' Coins:* Costs 1000 coins to give. This gives 800 coins to the recipient.
*This:* Costs 300 coins to give. Every 3 awarded to the same post or comment gives the recipient 250 coins. The 3 awards do not have to come from the same person.

Some figures are based partly on an original post by u/memedbyshrek at r/AwardBonanza. Another comprehensive list of award types is shown here[5].

5: https://github.com/androiddevnotes/reddit-awards/

**A Note on the Platinum Award**

Platinum is not like any other Reddit premium award in that you might not get the coins immediately, depending on other factors such as any awards you might have previously won. The explanation and details can be found at “Platinum Awards[6]”.

6: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hia1znn/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

*See Also:**

Award Notifications[7]
Coins; Reddit Coins[8]
Free Awards[9]
Gilding Level Trophies[10]
Platinum Awards[11]
Powerups[12]
Reddit Premium[13]
Trophies[14]

Comment by llamageddon01 on 21/10/2021 at 13:17 UTC*

Award Types

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