I think a different point of view, closer to the medals would have greatly improved your shot. A better idea would have been to put a lower perspective. Someone wearing the medals would have been good too. It just seems rare that strait down shots like this one can tend to look a little flt flat most of the time. Just for future reference, try playing around with different lighting and point of view.

thanks,
I thought about someone wearing them, and it would have looked great!
But she said no.....