Features of GS-JJ Automated Quotation System

1. 30 seconds to make a medal order

2. Details about each medal choice

3. One-stop assured and comfortable customer service 

Any Occasions for Your Custom Award Medals

We make medals for any occasion such as organizations, clubs, associations, schools, races, military departments, religious, etc.

How to Make Your Own Medals with GS-JJ Automated Quotation System?

Step 1: Select Medal Styles

We offer 5 common custom medals for you. Each medal has its own feature.

1. Custom Antique Medals

They are an old style and vintage fashion. They use antique plating. Of course, you can add color to your vintage medals, they will be more exquisite.

2. Custom Shiny & Sandblast Medals

They are attractive and eye-catching. You can’t help but look at it a little more. They use shiny plating. Sometimes, adding color on them is also a fabulous choice.

3. Custom Soft Enamel Medals

These medals are very popular and cost-effective. Because it can use any plating. They have a bumpy surface. The color is colored within the metal line. If you want to get personalized medals, you can use 3d or glitter powder to make your medals stand out.

4. Custom Hard Enamel Medals

These medals are a little expensive. They have a smooth surface when you touch them. They are delicate at your events.

5. Custom UV Printed Medals

UV printed medals are a fast way to make your medals online. It uses digital printing to make your medals. The patterns will be photo-realistic. It is very suitable for someone that needs a small quantity of medals or rush medals.

Other personalized medals are available at GS-JJ. These unique medals can be mixed with the above crafts. For instance, you can design soft enamel glitter medals.

1. Custom Glitter Medals

Glitter Medals are featured medallions. Adding glitter powder on some featured logos or patterns to highlight them is amazing. We offer 100+ glitter powders for you to pick up.

2. Custom Bottle Opener Medals

Bottle opener medals are economic medallions. You can cheer up after your finish your races. Isn’t it exciting? Have a try, it is unbelievable!

3. Custom Spin Medals

Spin medals are divided into 2 parts, and the inner part is spinning and the outside part is fixed.

4. Custom Rhinestone Medals

If you like rhinestone, you can add on your medals. The rhinestone can be big or small, which depends on your medal design.

5. Custom 3D Medals

3D is a very common medal design. It is 360°stereo perception. In the running medals, they are as far as you can see.

You design, we make it. How to get them? Just email us or leave your comments on the checkout page.

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Step 2: Select Medal Sizes

We offer 9 standard sizes for you. The biggest size is 5”, and the smaller size is 1.5”. The smaller size is suitable for kids’ race while the bigger size is suitable for adult’ events. Of course, if you want to get other sizes, contact us. We can make it.

Step 3: Select Mold Option

We have 5 mold options for you. It depends on your medal design whether is one side or two sides. The mold is mainly classified into 2D mold and 3D mold.

1. 2D One Side Medal

2. 3D One Side Medal

3. 2D Two Sided Medal

4. 3D Two Sided Medal

5. 2D & 3D Two Sided Medal

Step 4: Select Metal Finish

Over 10 medal plating are available here. We can divide it into the following parts.

1. Antique Plating For Antique Medals: Antique Gold/ Antique Brass/ Antique Silver/ Antique Copper

2. Shiny Plating For All Medals: Shiny Gold/ Shiny Brass/ Shiny Silver/ Shiny Copper/ Shiny Black Nickel

3. Personalized Medal Plating for Shiny and Enamel Medals: Rainbow Plating/ Two-tone Finish( gold+silver finish)

4. Dye Color for Custom Enamel Medals: Dye Black/ Dye Pink/ Dye Blue/ Dye Purple, etc

If you are confused about plating color in customizing medals, you can browse here: What is the Difference about Colors in Custom Medals?

Step 5: Select Color

We offer 4 free colors for you. Of course, if your medal design is complex and uses many colors, we can make it but you need pay for it.

Step 6: Select Ribbon Size

We offer 1” and 1.5” medal ribbon. You can add your logo to the custom medal ribbon. We also have a kind of soft dye sublimated medal ribbon, which will be charged.

Recommended Reading: Dye Sublimated Lanyards

Step 7: Select Loop of Medal

We prepare 4 loops for your medals – circle loop, trapezoidal loop, rectangular loop and backing loop, which correspons with the Tabs A, B, C, D.

Step 8: Select Engraving Option

Generally speaking, we will use electronic spark and add GS-JJ logo. We also offer laser engraving and deep engraving with color. You can add some text on the back of the medal.

Step 9: Select Package

Picking up an appropriate package for your medal is necessary. On the one hand, it can protect your medals well. On the other hand, it can show your medals well. If you need other medal packages, please contact us.

1. Polybag

2. Velour Pouch

3. Plastic Box

4. Velour Box

Step 10: Select Quantity

Custom medals no minimum at GS-JJ. Because we consider some customers who have a small quantity of medals.

Step 11: Select Production and Shipping Time

We have 4 choices for you and each has the corresponding discount. YES! We hope you don’t miss it. We offer free shipping.

1. – 7 working days FAST Production + 2 days Shipping, No discount –

2. – 15 working days Production + 2 days Shipping, 10% discount for unit price –

3. – 20 working days Production + 2 days Shipping, 20% discount for unit price –

4. – 30 working days for any quantity + shipped by Sea, Cheapest 30% discount for unit price –

FAQ about Custom Medals

Q: Are you free artwork and proof?

Yes, we are. You can get your free artwork and revise it without limitations.

Q: Can I get medal samples before or after I order?

No, you can’t. Although you can’t get real medals, we can offer digital photos for you. And after you order, we also offer digital photos or videos for you to confirm. It will save a lot of time.

Q: How can I know which medal is the one that I need?

You can learn more from the medals page. Or contact our customer service team to help you.

Recommended Reading: Custom Medal FAQ.

When you choose these options in 30 seconds and place an order, the rest work is up to us. We will try our best to make your medals quickly and perfectly.

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1 minute to make your own medal! Motivate your design spirit and enjoy design of fun. 

Click the right blue button on the custom medals page to start: Free Design + Quote.   

The article will talk about the following things.

Step 1: Know Short Online Design System Guide

Step 2: Select Medal Art Choice

Step 3: Start to Design Your Medals Online

Step 4: Select Custom Medal Metal Finish

Step 5: Select Custom Medal Options

Step 6: Get Price and Submit Your Medal Inquiry or Order

FAQ about GSJJ Custom Medal Online Design System

GSJJ Other Online Design Systems

Step 1: Know Short Online Design System Guide

This is the first short introduction. It means that you will design your medals easily by GS-JJ online design system.

• If you click the yellow button – LET’S START. You will see a short guide about our custom medal online design system.
• If you choose “skip”on the top right corner. You will skip these guides and enter step 2 directly.

Step 2: Select Medal Art Choices

You need to make a choice because we offer 2 ways for you to create.

• If you are a designer or have your own medal design, please choose the left button – Upload Your Picture. You can crop and adjust your image. Of course, you can also upload on the picture part later.
• If you have no idea about your medals, please choose the right button – Select A Template. We offer massive medal templates for you to design.

On the left, there are some choices for you to filter within few seconds.

1. Category – Running Medals, Military Medals, Scholastic Medals, Soccer Medals, etc.

2. Shape – Circle, Square, Rectangle, Ellipse, Triangle, etc.

3. Loop – Tabs A, Tabs B, Tabs C, and Tabs D.

4. Figure – Sportsman, Kids, Soldier, Policeman, Firefighter.

5. Flag – National Flas, State Flag and Other Flag.

6. Common elements – Balls, Shoes, Skull, Wing, Wreath, Shield, Bicycle, Cross, etc.

Step 3: Start to Design Your Medals Online

Choose your favorite medal template and start to design. On the left, you can see some parts as follows.

• Templates: you can choose one from these medal templates.
• My templates: you will see your saved templates if you sign in.
• My symbol: you will see your saved symbols if you sign in.
• Add symbol: you can pick up your favorite symbol to add.
• Add text: you can fill in curved text or linear text.
• Upload: you can upload your image directly.
• Layers: you can adjust texts, images or else on the templates. When you choose each layer on the left, there are some changes on the right of the page and you can adjust them, such as text rotation, edit color, replace symbols, etc.
• Drawing: it is a simple drawing function. You can draw here casually.

Notes: if you finish your design, you can choose to save it and you will see it next time. Or you can click the green button on the bottom of the page – NEXT (To choose different medal finish).

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Step 4: Select Custom Medal Metal Finish

At our design system, we offer 9 medal platings for you to make your own medals online. You can click the different platings on the right to preview your medal design.

Moreover, if you do not how to choose medal platings, you can choose ”help me” and leave your comment, our designers will try our best to help you within 24 hours.

Recommended Reading: How to distinguish and choose medal platings?

Step 5: Select Custom Medal Options

After you choose medal plating, there is some other information that you need to select.

• Select Medal Style

1. Antique Medals – old style. ( If you choose antique platings like antique gold, antique brass, antique silver and antique copper)

2. Shiny & Sandblast Medals – attractive style. ( If you choose shiny platings like shiny gold, shiny brass, shiny silver and shiny copper)

3. Soft Enamel Medals – bumpy surface. (If you choose any medal platings)

4. Hard Enamel Medals – smooth surface. (If you choose any medal platings)

5. UV Printed Medals – photo-realistic and vivid image. (If you choose any medal platings)

• Select Medal Size

We offer 9 standard medal sizes, ranging from 1.5” to 5”. If you have other requirements in customizing medals, please contact us. In general, we can do it in any size.

• Select Medal Mold Options

2D or 3D mold is based on your medal design. If there is a design on the backing of your medal, this will result in 5 choices for you.

1. 2D One Sided Medal

2. 3D One Sided Medal

3. 2D Two Sided Medal

4. 3D Two Sided Medal

5. 2D & 3D Two Sided Medal

Notes: Mold Fee will be charged, but we will keep your mold for 2 years. So if you haven’t changed your design within 2 years, we won’t charge it if you make an order again.

• Color Numbers of Your Logo

We offer free 4 colors or less. If your design has too many colors, we will charge it at the unit price.

• Select Loop of Medal

We offer 4 medal loops for you. Both are free. Tabs A is popular.

• Select Medal Ribbons Size

We offer 1” and 1.5” medal ribbon with your logo. Dye-sublimated ribbons are available here. They are soft and smooth medal ribbons, which are popular.

• Medal Engraving Option

If you want to add some info on the back of medals, you can choose it.

1. Laser engraving: a light color.

2. deep engraving: a deep color with color filled.

• Select Medal Package

We offer 4 standard medal packages for you. In general, polybag is common and free. Velour box, velour pouch and plastic box are available at GS-JJ. Of course, if you want other packages like a wooden box, please contact us.

• Select Production Time with Discount

If you want to get a discount, you can try it. If you want to get a rush order, please tell us.

Medal discounts as follows:

1. – 7 working days FAST Production + 2 days Shipping, No discount –

2. – 15 working days Production + 2 days Shipping, 10% discount for unit price –

3. – 20 working days Production + 2 days Shipping, 20% discount for unit price –

4. – 30 working days for any quantity + shipped by Sea, Cheapest 30% discount for unit price –

• Fill in Medal Quantity

We offer custom medals no minimum. So if you have a small quantity of medals, come here and you are in the right place.

Step 6: Get Price and Submit Medal Inquiry or Order

Click the yellow button – Get Price. And you will get a price list. And then you can submit your inquiry or order based on your needs. The rest leave us!

FAQ about GSJJ Custom Medal Online Design System

Q: Can I make personalized medals like spin medals, flip medals, glitter medals or else by your online design system?

Yes, you can. Although you can’t design on one picture, you can design and save all artwork on your templates, and then tell our designers your other idea.

For example: If you want to design glitter medals with 2 sides, 3 steps to follow.

1. Draw 2 medal designs on our system.

2. Save them on your own template.

3. Leave a comment and tell our designers that you want to add glitter powder to your medal.

So simple, right? Or you can email us. So you don’t need to worry about personalized medals.

Q: Which image type do you accept?

We accepted file types as follows (The file size cannot exceed 2M):

.JPG/.JPEG/.PNG/.SVG/.GIF/.BMP/.PDF/.PSD/.AI.

Q: If I want to change my design, what should I do?

Don’t worry. If you haven’t approved your medal art proof, you can revise it without limitations. Email us and tell us your requirement.

Q: If I have an urgent thing to do, what should I do about my medal design that I made?

Save it on the template if you sign in. And you can edit it the next time.

GSJJ Other Online Design Systems:

1. Custom Lapel Pins Online Design System

2. Custom Trading Pins Online Design System

2. Custom Patches Online Design System

3. Custom Challenge Coins Online Design System

4. Custom Belt Buckles Online Design System

5. Custom Lanyards Online Design System

6. Custom Stickers Online Design System

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Military challenge coins which are specially minted for a select few star performers, allow military organizations to show their gratitude towards military members who have illustrated the best of talents and the highest standards of service for the organizations.

More and more groups and institutions like to order and collect challenge coins now. But as a coin lover, how much do you know about the initial stories of challenge coins? There are three classical stories about military challenge coins you should know.

Unique Military Coins that Saved A Pilot’s Life

The first mention of a challenge coin in modern times comes from World War I. The legend goes that a French officer gave away a novelty bronze coin to each member of his flying squad during World War I.

Unfortunately, one of the members of the squad crashed into the German territory and he was captured. The Germans stripped the pilot except for the leather pouch hanging around his neck. Luckily, it was in this pouch that he had kept the coin.

Later, the pilot successfully escaped into France. But, given the tensions between countries at that time, he was perceived as a spy sent by Germany to infiltrate their ranks. The pilot was imprisoned and awaited execution.

It was at this point that the pilot presented the coin and a fellow French pilot recognizes it. It was a novelty piece that only the members of his squad knew about. Isn’t it amazing? The unique challenge coins can really save the lives of soldiers!

Wearable Military Challenge Coins Appeared

One of the later, but a more corroborated story comes from the 17th Infantry Regiment of the United States. The account comes from the period of the Korean War, when a Colonel, nicknamed Buffalo Bill, minted coins for his regiment.

The coin had a buffalo engraved on one side, while the other side featured the insignia of the regiment. It also had a small hole on the top to make it easier for the soldiers to wear it around their necks. The custom novelty coins made in the USA are symbolic and meaningful.

The Evolution from Pfennig Check to Military Coins

There is another origins story for challenge coins that comes from Germany. Most accounts say that the ‘challenge’ associated with the custom made coins was started by American soldiers stationed in Germany after World War II.

At the time, they used to carry out what were called ‘Pfennig checks’. Pfennig was the lowest coin available in the German currency at that time. The idea was that if a soldier did not have a coin during a Pfennig check, he had to buy beers for everyone.

It was this Pfennig check that then graduated to the military coins. Soldiers would come to a bar and slam their coins. If any soldier did not have their regiment’s coin, then they had to buy beer for the challenger who called for the coins and also for other soldiers who were carrying their coins. But, if everyone was carrying their coins, then it would be the challenger’s turn to buy the drinks for everyone.

Hundreds of years of military coins history have not taken away the sheen of challenge coins. If anything, the challenge coins are becoming more popular with the times.

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Several challenge coin stories are circulating about the origins and history of military coins.

The actual origin of the military challenge coins may never be known.

Posted below are the most popular stories about the history of the military coin.

GS-JJ.com is proud to be the World’s leading manufacturer of custom challenge coins and to be part of challenge coin history.

WWI Challenge Coins History (Most Popular)

During World War I, American volunteers from all parts of the country filled the newly formed flying squadrons. Some were wealthy scions attending colleges such as Yale and Harvard who quit in midterm to join the war. In one squadron, a wealthy lieutenant ordered medallions struck in solid bronze and presented them to his unit. One young pilot placed the medallion in a small leather pouch that he wore around his neck.

Shortly after acquiring the medallions, the pilot’s aircraft was severely damaged by ground fire. He was forced to land behind enemy lines and was immediately captured by a German patrol. In order to discourage his escape, the Germans took all of his personal identification except for the small leather pouch around his neck. In the meantime, he was taken to a small French town near the front. Taking advantage of a bombardment that night, he escaped. However, he was without personal identification.

He succeeded avoided the German patrols by donning civilian attire and reached the front lines. With great difficulty, he crossed no man’s land. Eventually, he stumbled onto a French outpost. Unfortunately, saboteurs had plagued the French in the sector. They sometimes masqueraded as civilians and wore civilian clothes. Not recognizing the young pilot’s American accent, the French thought he was a saboteur and was ready to execute him.

He had no identification to prove his allegiance, but he did have his leather pouch containing the medallion. He showed the medallion to his would-be executioners and one of his French captors recognized the squadron insignia on the medallion. They delayed his execution long enough for him to confirm his identity. Instead of shooting him, they gave him a bottle of wine.

Back at his squadron, it became a tradition to ensure that all members carried their medallions or custom made coins at all times. This was accomplished through challenge in the following manner which a challenger would ask to see the medallion. If the challenger could not provide the personalized coins or medallions, they are required to buy a drink of choice for the member who challenged them. If the challenged member is able to provide a medallion, then the challenging member is required to pay for the drink. So that is the story behind challenge coin history and traditions.

WWII Challenge Coins History

Another tradition dates to US Military personnel assigned to occupy post World War II Germany. With the exchange rate, the West German One Pfennig coin was worth only a fraction of a U.S. cent and they were generally considered not having enough value to be worth keeping unless one is broke.

Servicemen would gather for a beer anywhere. If a soldier called out “Pfennig Check” everyone had to empty their pockets to show if they were saving any West German Pfennigs. If a soldier could provide a Pfennig, it means that he was nearly broke and if a soldier could not provide a Pfennig, it means that he had enough money to not bother saving them and have enough money to buy the next round.

Vietnam Challenge Coins History

The tradition of giving military coins dates back to Vietnam. Soldiers carry around a “lucky” weapon to help them or get away with it. At first, it was small arms ammunition, but this practice grew to much bigger and more dangerous ordnance as time wound on.

U.S. President Challenge Coins History

U.S President Custom Challenge Coins are a symbol of welcome and honor for visitors. It is a long tradition. So, do you know some custom challenge coins issued by presidents? It dates back to the 1990s.

Presidential Trump’s Custom Metal Coins are awarded for his huge contribution. In November 2016, Trump got a challenge coin from the navy force.

President Barack Obama’s coins are given out for air force soldiers by “secret handshake”.

At 3rd September 2017, President George W. Bush received an unexpected challenge coin from Marine Corps in Anbar Province, Iraq.

In a word, the military coins are a symbol of glory which deserves our memory and respect. And it’s a good idea to give honor coins like this as a proof of identity or as a gift to the military members.

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