While Mini Medals didn’t appear until Dragon Quest IV, they’ve still managed to become franchise staples over the past 35+ years - so much so that they’ve been retroactively added to Dragon Quest 1+2: HD-2D Remake! The idea is simple, somewhere in the world is a character whose wealth is only matched by their fondness for Mini Medals. Find these prizes as you explore and give them to the aforementioned Mini Medal aficionado in exchange for prizes. This page will provide the locations of every Mini Medal in Dragon Quest 1: HD-2D Remake and cover what prizes you’ll obtain when you turn them in!

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(1 of 3) Mini Medals are elusive tokens that can be found in chests,

Where to Find Mini Medals¶

There are 40 Mini Medals in Dragon Quest 1: HD-2D Remake, and alas, they can be found in all sorts of places: in chests, pots, barrels - the most obvious spots for treasure to hide - but the odd Mini Medal can also be found in [Secret Areas] and in some cases as hidden treasures. You’ll need to be keen and thorough to find them all, but using spells and abilities like Nose for Treasure (Dragon Quest I) and Snoop (Dragon Quest I) can help alert you to when there’s treasure to be found nearby and make it easier to find hidden treasure on the ground. Or, you know, you can just use the list provided below. Simply put, keep an eye out, and if you don’t find them all by the time you reach the endgame, don’t fret - you don’t get Snoop until late-game and there are some Secret Areas that don’t appear until you’re nearly ready to confront the Dragonlord.

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Find the Citadel of the Monarch of Medals along the southwestern edge of the world map,

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and inside you’ll find the Monarch of Medals, who will give you rewards in exchange for Mini Medals!

How to Exchange Mini Medals for Prizes¶

While you’ll find Mini Medals as soon as your first proper dungeon, you won’t be able to cash them in for any rewards until midgame. Press the story until you have an excuse (and the strength) to explore to the southwestern edge of the world map whereupon you’ll find the [Citadel of the Monarch of Medals]. Find the Monarch of Medals inside on his throne and talk to him and he’ll take whatever Mini Medals you have and give you rewards based on the cumulative total of Mini Medals you’ve collected.These rewards are as follows:

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Search a bookshelf in the southeastern corner of the Citadel of the Monarch of Medals to find a list of the rewards you’ll get for turning in Mini Medals.

Mini Medal Rewards¶

Rewards	Mini Medals
Prayer Ring	5
Scholar’s Specs	8
Wild Side Scroll	10
Glombolero	12
Dragon Shield	15
Swallowtail	17
Banishing Bell	20
Scourge Whip	25
Saviour’s Staff	30
Meditation Scroll	35
Metal Wing Boomerang	37
War Drum	39
Gringham Whip	40

Not all of these are winners, and even the good gear you can get here has an expiration date - the sooner you get your hands on some of these weapons and armor, the more relevant they’ll be. The Glombolero (Dragon Quest I) cuts MP costs by half, which makes is great midgame armor that just don’t have the defensive properties to hold up long-term and the Swallowtail (Dragon Quest I) is an excellent midgame boomerang for when you can get it, for example. On the other hand, the Wild Side Scroll (Dragon Quest I) is a must-have offensive tool that’ll serve you well throughout the rest of the game (being virtually mandatory for some fights!). The sooner you get your hands on these Mini Medals, the easier your adventure will be. To that end, here’s a list of all the Mini Medals in the game and their locations:

Mini Medal Locations¶

Mini Medals	Location
1	Erdrick’s Hollow - B2: In a chest in a room in the southwestern corner of the level.
2	Forgotten Ruins: Search the ruined house to the south to find a barrel inside. This Mini Medal is in the barrel.
3	Kol: In the item shop, upstairs, in a pot near the stairs on the eastern side of the floor.
4	Kol: In the northwestern corner of town, in a pot near the mage’s stall, past a poisonous swamp.
5	Shrine of Rain - 1F: In the western tower you’ll find two pots. This Mini Medal is in the easternmost pot.
6	Galenholm: Along the western edge of town you’ll find a dock. This Mini Medal is in a pot on this dock.
7	Secret Area (World Map): In a Secret Spot south of Galenholm, northwest of the Wayfarer’s Inn, in a pot in the center of the area, under a tree.
8	Roadside Inn: In the northern of two rooms on the western side of the building. Search a dresser near a bed to find this Mini Medal.
9	Faerie Village: In the northeastern building (where Craft-Master can be found). Search the northeastern corner of this building to find two barrels - this Mini Medal is in the easternmost barrel.
10	Craggy Cave - B1: From the entrance, head east to reach a four-way fork. Go north here until you reach a chamber, then search the eastern edge of the chamber to find a chest, inside of which is this Mini Medal.
11	Wayfarer’s Chapel: After you have the Thief’s Key, go through the red door to the east and search a cabinet along the northern wall.
12	Tantegel Castle - 2F: From Tantegel Castle - 1F, go north into the garden, then go through the red door (need the Thief’s Key). Go upstairs and search a pair of urns in the northeastern corner of the room. This Mini Medal is in the westernmost of the two urns.
13	Grave of Galen - B1: From the stairs, go north through a door, then head east until you find a dead-end to the north, at the end of which is an urn. This urn contains a Mini Medal.
14	Quagmire Cave - B1: In the northeastern corner of the level, in a barrel.
15	Rimuldar: Along the northern edge of the town are two houses. Enter the eastern of the two and search a dresser near a bed along the northern wall to find this Mini Medal.
16	Cave of the Dwarves - B2: In the westernmost segment of this part of the level, in a chest at the end of a tunnel to the southeast.
17	Secret Area (World Map): In a secret area in a forest north of the Citadel of the Monarch of Medals, this is a hidden item that can be found by searching the grass in front of three trees in the center of the area.
18	Tantegel Castle - B1: Go down the stairs on the southeastern edge of the garden in Tantegel Castle, then go through the blue door and search a dresser near a bed along the northern wall. You need to Magic Key to access this area.
19	Quagmire Cave - B2: In a chest in the northwestern corner of the level.
20	Weirdwood: In the first screen of the Weirdwood, after getting help from the princess so you can actually progress through the area. This Mini Medal is in a chest at the easternmost point of the area.
21	Wayfarer’s Inn (Well): In the northwestern corner of the inn you’ll find a well. Jump on in and search near a trio of stalagmites in the middle of a pool of water to find this Mini Medal on the ground - it’s a hidden item.
22	Cantlin: In the graveyard to the center-east. Search the easternmost headstone to find this Mini Medal. It’s a hidden item.
23	Damdara: Search some ruins in the southeastern part of the area to find a pot next to two crates with a sword on top. The latter is just decoration, but the pot contains this Mini Medal.
24	Damdara: Enter the only functional building in town (the only one you can zone into, along the center-west of the area) and inside search a pot in the northeastern corner to find this Mini Medal.
25	Secret Area (World Map): You’ll find this secret area in the winding desert mountain maze en route to the Weeping Isle, after the dwarves fix the bridge. The Mini Medal is in a red chest between two palm trees.
26	Weeping Isle - L1: In the northwestern corner of the level, in a red chest.
27	Weeping Isle - L2: In the southeastern corner of the level, in a red chest.
28	Cantlin: In the northeasternmost building, on the second floor. Search a chest just north of the stairs to find this Mini Medal. You need the Ultimate Key to open this chest.
29	Citadel of the Monarch of Medals: Search the cluster of three chests to the right, this Mini Medal is in the green chest. You need the Ultimate Key to open this chest.
30	Cave of the Dwarves - B1: In the southeasternmost chamber on this level, in a red chest. You need the Ultimate Key to open the door to this chamber.
31	Tantegel: On the second floor of the church, in the locked cell. Search an urn to get this Mini Medal. You need the Ultimate Key to open the cell door.
32	Grave of Galen - B3: Go down the southwestern stairs on the Grave of Galen - B2 level, then follow the linear path through Grave of Galen - B3 until you come to a chamber with a statue between some pillars. Search the ground in front of (south of) the statue to find this Mini Medal - it’s a hidden item.
33	Shrine of Rain - 3F: In the eastern tower, in a barrel just northeast of the stairs.
34	Shrine of Rain - 5F: Defeat the Gargoyle in the middle of the map, witness some scenes in the shrine, then leave and head west of the shrine to find this Mini Medal in a red chest.
35	Shrine of the Spirit - 1F: On the ground along the western side of the level - this is a hidden item. Use the “Snoop” spell to locate it easily.
36	Sanctum: Along the northern wall, behind the waterfall - it’s a hidden item on the ground, but “Snoop” won’t help you, as this Mini Medal’s location is obscured behind a wall and the aforementioned waterfall.
37	Find Zalen in the Forgotten Ruins, Nameless Ruins, Damdara, Cantlin and finally Galenholm, then talk to the Over-Seer in the Field of Flowers followed by Dream-Whisperer in the Shrine of Rain. She’ll take you to the Western Isle area. Head to the eastern end of the northern pier to find this Mini Medal. It is a hidden item.
38	Secret Area (World Map): After you have access to the Dragonlord’s Castle, this secret area will appear on the map in the forest northwest of the Faerie Village. Head over there in the secret area you’ll find two barrels. This Mini Medal is in the western one.
39	Secret Area (World Map): After you have access to the Dragonlord’s Castle, head across the bridge the dwarves repaired (en route to the Weeping Isle) and immediately after crossing said bridge head northeast then northwest to find a new secret area in the forest. Along the northern edge of this area you’ll find a tree with a sack on it - the Mini Medal is in the sack.
40	Dragonlord’s Castle - B5: Along the western half of Dragonlord’s Castle - B4 are three stairs. Go down the southernmost stairs on the map to reach a rocky cave along the northern part of Dragonlord’s Castle - B5. This Mini Medal is in a chest to the north.