Celebrate Family Events and Milestones With Custom Coins

It’s no secret that custom coins are an excellent way to promote a brand, boost morale and reward outstanding performance. They’ve been part of military life for more than a century, and popular for businesses, schools, nonprofits and other organizations for decades. Today, many are discovering challenge coins are also an ideal way to commemorate family events and celebrations.

You can commemorate just about any personal or family milestone with custom challenge coins. You can celebrate births, miliary enlistments, military discharges, graduations, family reunions, marriages and more with them. Let’s take a look at how challenge coins began, and how they can be used as tokens of celebration.

 Origins of Challenge Coins

Custom coins originated in the military. The concept has roots dating back to ancient Rome. Roman soldier received special coins as a sign of appreciation for their achievements in battle.

There’s no definitive story about how challenge coins as we know them today came to be, but the most popular legend says they began in World War I, when a wealthy lieutenant had bronze coins made for the men in his U.S. Army Air Corps squadron.

As the story goes, the men kept the coins with them at all times. When one pilot was shot down over enemy territory, he was able to escape, albeit with no identification. When he showed his coin to French troops, they were able to return him safely to his unit.

There are other origin stories, but that’s the one that has gained the most traction over the years. Today, challenge coins are a treasured military tradition among all branches of the U.S. Armed Services.

Beyond The Military

As noted earlier, in recent years, businesses, bands, nonprofits, first responders and others have adopted challenge coins to their own needs. As their popularity has grown, awareness of custom coins has spread to a wider audience.

Marking Milestones

Among civilian organizations, challenge coins are often used to celebrate achievements such as meeting sales goals, commemorating work anniversaries and other events. In the same way, you can order challenge coins to celebrate virtually any memorable occasion.

Why challenge coins? That’s easy. They give the recipients a tangible reminder of the milestone achievement or event, something they can carry with them or display and remember fondly both the event and the people with whom they shared it.

For example, challenge coins make excellent gifts for wedding party members. Give your groomsmen and bridesmaids something they can commemorate the happy event with. Or you can give them to guests as wedding favors.

By the same token (no pun intended), custom coins are ideal for graduations, anniversaries, completing a training course, special birthdays and much more.

Designing Milestone Challenge Coins

Designing coins for milestone events is easy with a little bit of planning. Decide how many coins you will need. Keep in mind that ordering in bulk can result in a lower cost.

When designing your coins, feel free to use your imagination. Do you want to add a date, the names of those being celebrated, a picture of the happy couple? Your coin provider will be happy to help you craft the perfect coins for your needs.

The right finish will give your coins just the right look for your presentation. Your choice of gold, silver, copper or brass in either polished or antiqued style, or classic black nickel, adds a finishing touch of elegance to your design

As for the design, any good coin provider can help you create coins that are perfect for the celebration and those involved. It's easy to include images and text that relate to the individual or their accomplishments. Consider adding images of the honoree, as well as their accomplishments and achievements.

Options Add Style and Extra Meaning

Your coin provider also can help you choose options to make your design really stand out. You can add color, custom edges, cutouts, and 3D images, to name a few. You can add individual sequential numbering to create a limited edition. And don’t forget, you’re not limited to just round shapes, either. You can get coins in the shape of a ship, a plane, a graduation mortarboard, or virtually any other shape you can imagine. Choose the one that fits your honoree(s) best.

If you’d like to give your recipients something they can use every day, consider having your coins made into bottle openers or even keychains. Recipients will be reminded of the event or occasion every time they use them.

The Right Provider Makes a Difference

The key to great custom milestone coins is a great supplier. At ChallengeCoins4Less.com, we know what it takes to design a stunning custom coin for any occasion. We will work with you every step of the way from design to delivery to create milestone coins that you will be proud to present.

We offer you complete control of your design. We will send you a free digital proof of your design for review. We will begin production only when you approve every aspect of your coin.

We listen to our customers. No matter how you choose to honor the special ones in your life, we can help.

ChallengeCoins4Less.com doesn’t charge for art, design, or revisions, and we back everything we sell with our 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Should you find any product that you buy from us defective in either workmanship or materials, we’ll replace it at no extra cost to you. We even offer free shipping to any address in the contiguous United States.

Let us show you just how easy it can be to order custom coins to celebrate the special people and special events in your life. If you’d like to find out more, call us toll free at (855) 272-8451, email us or fill out our no-obligation free quote form. We’ll be happy to answer any questions you might have about custom milestone coins or any other type of challenge coin. We make ordering fast, easy and fun. We’re here to serve all your custom challenge coin needs.