Custom Coins As Souvenirs For Parks

Custom challenge coins have been used to celebrate milestones and memorable moments for centuries. From ancient wedding traditions to team building and staff recognition in modern times, custom coins have always been a popular way to celebrate something special. And today they even work as travel souvenirs.

Modern Challenge Coins

Challenge coins have a rich history and tradition in the military, dating back more than a century. In recent years, they have become increasingly popular among businesses, schools, nonprofit groups, fire and police departments, emergency medical services, volunteer groups and other civilian organizations as well.

Custom coins are an outstanding way to raise funds, market events, places and organizations and promote pride and camaraderie among visitors, customers and coworkers.

Coins as Souvenirs

Challenge coins make excellent souvenirs for travelers. Coins offer a keepsake to remind them of the experiences and adventures they had on the road.

Many tourist destinations have adopted custom coins as part of their souvenir offerings. The coins are particularly popular for parks and recreational areas. For travelers, souvenir coins can be a key to treasured memories of an individual adventure, favorite spring break, or family vacation.

Unlike other souvenirs such as postcards or refrigerator magnets, custom challenge coins give park visitors something they can carry with them every day if they choose. They can relive their visit and the good times they had any time they want, by handling and looking at the coin.

Special Occasion Coins

Parks and recreational areas also can commemorate special occasions and events with custom coins. They can celebrate park anniversaries, special exhibits, new attractions and much more. They’re a great way to increase the park’s brand awareness as well.

Fundraising with Challenge Coins

Challenge coins are an excellent fundraising tool for nonprofit organizations such as parks. You can sell them to visitors, supporters and even staff to raise money for park maintenance, new exhibits or trails or for special programs. Create coins with a design that matches your logo or insignia. You can raise funds quickly and easily because coins are a popular souvenir, and one that can be priced low enough for virtually any visitor to afford.

Designing Souvenir Coins

Creating a souvenir coin design might seem challenging, but it really isn’t difficult at all. By incorporating notable features of the park or recreation area you want to promote, you can create a meaningful coin that recipients will treasure.

There are several common design elements often featured in challenge coins, each serving to convey meaning and evoke emotion:

• Symbols and Icons: Many challenge coins feature symbols and icons that represent the culture, history, and identity of the location they commemorate.
• Landmarks and Landscapes: Coins often depict famous landmarks, scenic landscapes, and iconic structures associated with the destination
• Emblems and Logos: Challenge coins frequently feature emblems, logos, and insignia representing the park, area, region or state.
• Text and Typography: Custom coins commonly feature inscriptions, mottos, and commemorative text, adding context to the design.

Those elements can be key parts of your coin design. Does your park have a specific logo that you want to use? Is there a particular geographic feature the area is renowned for? You can easily incorporate those into your coin design.

Design Options

You have tremendous flexibility in designing your coins. We can create challenge coins in virtually any shape or size. If you want to create coins in the shape of a nearby mountain range, a town square, an ocean wave or just about any other shape, we can do that. Feel free to get creative and design something that recognizes the history of the park and will bring back memories for your visitors and guests.

Plating Choices

You can choose from several plating colors when creating your coins, including gold, silver, brass, copper and black nickel. For a classic style, choose an antiqued finish. If you want a more contemporary appeal, go for a polished finish instead.

Add Color

It’s easy to add color to your design. We offer up to five colors at no additional cost. You can include your logo or emblem easily. Need more colors? We can add them for a slight extra charge. You can add color to one or both sides of your coin.

Limited Editions

If you want to create a truly unique coin for a special park event or commemoration, add sequential numbering to your coins. You can create a true limited edition that will become a treasured keepsake for those who receive it.

Diamond-Cut Edges

Custom cut edges give your coins added brilliance, with extra facets to catch and reflect the light. These can be quite dramatic, with edges such as wave cuts, rope cuts and slash cuts to give your coins stunning additional flair.

Custom Cutouts

Cutouts give your design a dramatic flair that’s impossible to miss. The contrast between the open space and the solid metal of your design adds intrigue and highlights your design elements.

Functional Options

Custom coins make excellent souvenirs on their own. They’re perfect to carry or display. If, however, you want to offer something that’s both functional and attractive, consider having your coins made into bottle openers or keychains. Visitors will have a souvenir that will bring back fond memories of their experience in the park on a regular basis. That can lead to return visits and greater revenue.

A Dependable Coin Source

At ChallengeCoins4Less.com, we have been designing and creating custom coins for more than 20 years. We will work with you every step of the way from design to production, ensuring that you get the perfect coins for your specific needs.

We make designing and ordering custom coins fast, easy and fun. Want to find out more? Call us at (855) 272-8451, or email us. If you have a design you’re considering, fill out our free quote form and we’ll send you a free digital proof of your design. We’ll make sure you’re 100% satisfied with your coins. Let us show you just how easy creating custom coins to celebrate your park can be!