The award sponsor is the Croatian Amateur Radio Association (Hrvatski Radioamaterski Savez).
The 9A CW Award is issued to any licensed amateur radio station, including SWLs.
CW contacts made with 9A stations on any band after July 5, 1992 are valid for this award.
There are three levels of the award: bronze, silver and gold.
A submission of the log entries and a possession of the QSL-cards are required for the award. QSLs can be requested for verification.
The award is issued for different levels, each level endorsed with stickers

The certificate dimensions are 210 x 295 mm (8.25” x 11.6”), with level endorsement stickers.
A fee for the bronze award is 5 Euro ($6 US), and 3 Euro ($4 US) for the silver and gold level endorsement. The method of payment is by direct deposit to the HRS bank account at Zagrebacka Banka, Zagreb, Croatia, account # 30101-601-16-2500-3222756.
Shipping and handling is included in the award fee.
In order to promote the CW operating activity, any participant in the 9A CW Contest who fulfills the conditions for the awards during the contest period can send an application for the award along with his contest entry log. In this case, the bronze award will be free of charge and the sliver and gold ones will have the standard fees (see above) applied.