What are challenge coins and custom challenge coins?

Posted by arun on September 5th, 2014

A challenge coin is a medal of honour given as a token of appreciation for the bravery of soldiers and their unwavering loyalty to our country due to which we enjoy freedom and peace today. Challenge coins are not something that soldiers seek to receive; they are not prizes or awards but they are tokens of appreciation that they will savour for a lifetime. Challenge coins exemplify the true meaning of honour and rendering service to the country. Soldiers working in the armed forces should have a firm mind and it is not easy to become a part of armed forces especially when you have family and kids to think about. Family support, prayers, courage and strength are the keys to success of our soldiers.

Challenge coins represent respect to different individuals as a remembrance for their bravery and courageous work in armed forces. Therefore, challenge coins are seen as a mark of respect and are preserved by our soldiers and their family. This practise of awarding challenge coins has been going on since the Second World War. Valuable metals are used to prepare challenge coins - bronze, silver, gold and different other core materials.

Many educational institutions believe in tradition of presenting medals for their students, in the same path nowadays many companies’ present custom challenge coins to their extraordinary employees. And few companies present them as a retirement gift to their employees. These custom challenge coins are given as a token of appreciation and also to enhance the team spirit. And these challenge coins carry a company name and logo. Apart from armed forces, below are the sectors that use challenge coins:-

ü  Federal bureau of Investigation

ü  Central intelligence agency

ü  Fire and rescue department

ü  Staff of White house

ü  President’s special security

ü  Officials of the Interpol

ü  Prestigious and branded companies to their customers

ü  Lion clubs

ü  Rotary clubs

ü  Scouts team receive custom challenge coins

ü  Basketball or football tournaments

ü  Special events like anniversary and birthdays

ü  Business challenge coins

Custom challenge coins

If any company wants to present challenge coin as a gift in any special event, they order challenge coins with their company symbol, with a slogan and mission statement for the special occasion. In many companies challenge coins will be awarded to meritorious employees who serve beyond the call of duty.