How to Create Your Own Challenge Coins

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Ethan Carter

June 18, 2026
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Would you like to create your own challenge coins? You will see two different systems(Automated Quotation System & Online Design System) at GS-JJ. Automated Quotation System provides you a framework on how to make custom challenge coins online. Online Design System will offer you huge creative space for free. Both of them will help you make your own custom coin style easier and faster.

If you don’t satisfy our designers to depict a coin,  designing a challenge coin by yourself must be your first choice if you prefer to draw on the surface.  Here we’d give you a detailed intro about this easy-to-use system. Whatever you think of it, we make it!

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The customization of a challenge coin mainly includes two elements: structure and appearance. You could design based on the following four steps if you are not familiar with the system.

Step 1. Design a Challenge Coin that You like

The following steps actually show a template for you. You can read the steps first, then the design is based on the procedure. Alternatively, you can skip these steps and draw the picture as your wish.

There are 4 drawing tools (Add Art, Add Text, Layers, Drawing) on the left column. When you choose one pattern in templates, you can click on any drawing tool you like. I am usually accustomed to pitching on Layers first.

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interface of coins online design system

A. Layers
You need to hold the left mouse button when you click on one layer, such as image 0#texture, then move the layer to any place you want, or adjust it in Flip, Center, or Adapt. Likewise, you could delete or clear it if you don’t like it.

Layers

Challenge coins are usually manufactured into a round shape; however, there are still some irregular-shaped coins. You can visit here if you hope to get more creative designs.

B. Add Symbol
When you want to add some other figures to the template, there are also many options for your reference. You can choose 1 type to filter.

C. Add Text
The next step is that you should add some texts on your pattern, you can input your text in the frame of the left side first, then, hold your left mouse button to move the text area to any place you want to. You can also edit the text if you are not satisfied with the effect.

add texts

D. Drawing or Upload
I believe that you must have seen the following drawing tools; then let’s play with your rich imagination! Of course, you can upload your own pictures if you are not fancy about our patterns.

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Of course, you can design a coin based on your own sequence if you don’t like the above procedure. But that’s not your final design. You will see the page below when you click on NEXT. That is to say, you need to choose one coin metal finish to go on your next structure design.

As the above picture shows, some different plating colors could be chosen for coin customization, such as gold, silver, copper, antique gold, etc.

coin plating

 

Step 2. Get Free Quote about Your Designed Challenge Coins

Click Next, and you need to pick “Challenge Coins” first; then select one option in the subsequent pictures step by step, as illustrated below. From selecting colors, coin size, coin weight, to the last step, I believe you will make a perfect challenge coin soon.

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After finishing the above-customized steps, you will finally get this quotation. Of course, you can go back to your whole quotation list if you want to re-edit it.

free quote about coin

Step 3. Waiting and Enjoying Your Unique Coins

I suppose you will get a strong sense of achievement after you complete the whole process. Would you like to try to design a challenge coin online immediately? Come on!

I suppose you will get a strong sense of achievement after you complete the whole process. Would you like to try to design a challenge coin online immediately? Come on!

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