Are we more obligated to protect these endangered animals?

Let’s appreciate the following colorized custom challenge coins of endangered animals.

1. Black Rhinoceros Custom Silver Coins

South Africa holds 80% of the Rhinoceros population in the world. The species is one of the most endangered on the planet; nearly 1000 of them are killed each year from poaching in South Africa. The black Rhinoceros of western Africa was declared extinct on November 10, 2011, and the news was announced by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

This design of  Black Rhinoceros Custom Silver Coins depicts the plight of Rhinoceroses.

The coin’s reverse depicts an adult black rhinoceros and calf in color, taking the African savannah as background. The lower part design shows a pair of supporting hands. The coins remind people something important needs to be done immediately—stop killing, stop the transaction, otherwise, this beautiful animal can be only seen on the custom coins someday.

2. Custom Silver Elephant Coins

Above two elephant silver coins are produced by Bavarian State Mint. The pattern of the right coin displays a large bull elephant with its trunk raised as it stands on the open savanna, and a small hut and tall palm trees located in the background field.

The left one depicts a large adult elephant standing on the ground with its head right at the center of the foreground, its long trunk reaches almost off the rim of the coin. The elephant has natural hues of gray, while the background design elements come to life with all the real-world hues of the African savannas. You can take them as personalized coins for your private collections.

Do you perceive the expression between two elephants? You will find the right one looks so happy, yet full of distressed in the left one’s eyes. Why the difference? You can see a quite beautiful bracelet is put in the middle of them. That is the reason. Definitely this elegant ivory product is in exchange for the life of an elephant. These challenge coins not only provide great variety to investors and collectors alike but more importantly,  they appeal to people all over the world to concern about the plight of these animals.

3. Sea Cow Custom Gold Coins

In June 1741, an expedition vessel was in distress, Stella and other survivors drifted to the Komandore Islands, squatting on isolated islands without food sources. At this time, Stella discovered the sea cows along the coast, but the number was only 2,000. This was the first time humans have discovered the sea cows. Since then, they began to kill them while they were discovering Stella’s big cows.

Russian fur traders immediately became interested in the fur of Stella’s big sea cow. They have come to the Komandore Islands and started ruthless killing sea cow. The first victims were the adult Stella cows, and even those cubs could not escape. It took only a short 26 years from the discovery to the extinction. When people didn’t know more about them, the greedy fur merchants made Stella the sea cow disappear from the earth forever.

These beautiful coins display an image of an adult sea cow, this beautiful creature is kept perpetually on the world challenge coins.

We definitely don’t hope these animals only be engraved on the coins yet disappeared in the real world.  Of course, there still other attractive and durable cheap challenge coins that are updated at our website periodically. Welcome to GS-JJ.com.

Picture Source:

1.https://www.perthmint.com/catalogue/wildlife-in-need-black-rhinoceros-2012-1oz-silver-proof-coin.aspx

2.https://www.jmbullion.com/2017-1-oz-colorized-somalian-silver-elephant-coin/

3. https://www.jmbullion.com/2018-1-oz-colorized-somalian-silver-elephant-coin/?utm_source=remarketing&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=Criteo

4.http://image.baidu.com/search/detail?ct=503316480&z=0&ipn=d&word

5. https://colnect.com/en/coins/coin/26492-1_Dollar_Shark_Bay-Numismatic_Product_-_Celebrate_Australia-Australia

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1) Design

Notes: Medals can be designed with a dual side at GS-JJ. However, this option is chosen by fewer buyers. Sometimes, engraving in the backside is a way for buyers who want to add extra information.

2) Side

3) Shape

Notes: Although side is different, you can still choose the different sizes in custom medals. The shape of custom medals has many styles like streamline, shield type, and so on. However, custom challenge coins are chosen to design with the round shape on most occasions. With personalization era, the different shape of challenge coins is tried gradually.

4) Price

Notes: If you choose dual side medals, dual side tooling charge is necessary. Because of crafts complexity, challenge coins are a little expensive than medals.

In addition, due to the cheaper labor and stronger cooperation, many buyers will choose Korea manufacturers. So, the costs of challenge coins and medals are cheaper than those made in the US.

5) Usage

6) Size

Notes: That’s not to say, you can’t make custom medals or custom challenge coins in a smaller size or bigger size. Those sizes mentioned in the chart are favored by most buyers. After all, customization is up to you!

7) Accessory

Notes: In most cases, the ribbon is free at GS-JJ. But if you need the more complex ribbon, you need to pay extra fees.

All in all, choosing medals or challenge coins is up to you. You need to consider purpose, time, design, and budget with your activity. I wish you choose one for your activity.

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The best fashion way to remember the 2018 FIFA world cup is to collect coins issued by the government. With 25 rubles face value, these commemorative coins are highly depicted with the FIFA World Cup trophy with Russian style, to mark our favorite football competition.

The World Cup event is always attracted our attention around the world every four years. Same as those collectible coins to every professional collector. Here I would like to introduce some great challenge coins collection about previous FIFA competitions.

1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina

1978 Argentina FIFA coins are valuable coins to collect and hold, engraved with vivid football sport views, and specially designed with irregular edges. There are a total of six pieces commemorative coins, three coins are minted by bronze and three by silver. All coins are very good condition complete and intact, you can purchase at an online collection shop, as masterpieces for us to collect!

1990 FIFA World Cup Italy

Many football teams in Italy were strong and popular teams, and always gained great achievements in many famous games and dominated the world football world for a long time.

In 1990, custom coins for FIFA World Cup Italy are creative coins with bold design, amazing anaglyph technology makes images and logos on coins’ surface more outstanding.

Besides the official FIFA coins, you can choose favorite teams or players challenge coins collection, such as England & Scotland World Cup Coin. These challenge coins feature with 15 players from the England Squad and 15 players from Scotland’s Squad, to mark a unique piece of history for football fans.

1994 FIFA World Cup United States

This competition was unique among World Cup FIFA. The winner was the team to beat the rival team with great performance at penalty kicks finally. It’s incredible.

And the United States Mint issued the below delicate commemorative coins, to mark the first World Cup Soccer Championship played in the United States.

There are three type coins, five-dollar one is gold, one dollar coin is silver and 50 cents is minted by nickel. With limited issues numbers, those commemorative FIFA coins are really great for biased fans to hold and show off.

1998 FIFA World Cup France

Commemorative coins for the 1998 FIFA world Cup France are diversified design with eight coins. So many handsome portraits for players are vividly printed on coins.

While I have to say, this series FIFA coins have less attraction and collect intention for fans. Each coin is issued with 100,000 pieces, and there are too many different series coins to collect. Maybe less value for the coin collector.

The joy of owning this commemorative coin may last longer than knowing your favorite team is the winner, right?

Well, if you don’t find satisfying coins to support your affection for the FIFA World Cup, you can design custom challenge coins as you like by the leading challenge coin maker. It’s the second and fashionable way to be greatly biased fans.

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Obviously, Monday is not a holiday, but so many public holidays are in the United States.

The Monday (8^th, Oct.) is Columbus Day, and a three-day-long weekend happened again for all of us. It is so lucky for everyone. Do you know the reason, it’s a coincidence? Absolutely not.

You may not know, it’s not the holiday from history, but a creation by the congress. It was ruled by the Monday Holiday Act.

The Monday Holiday Act of 1968 moved Washington’s Birthday (February 22), Memorial Day (May 30), and Veterans Day (November 11) from fixed dates to designated Mondays. What’ more, it created a federal holiday–Columbus Day, part of states celebrated it on 12^th, October—it’s a Monday too.

 What are the Monday holidays this year? Look here:

Memorial Day: Last Monday in May

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Memorial Day, is a remembrance day to remember those who have died in the United States armed forces, because of mission and service.

On that day we often prepare flowers, hold honor coins, and America flags to visit cemeteries and memorials of heroes. Especially to honor people who have defended our liberty and sacrificed in military service.

Memorial Day was on May 30 originally. It’s a fixed holiday firstly. But with that Act, it’s designated on the last Monday in May.

Columbus Day: 2nd Monday in October

As a national holiday, Columbus Day is celebrated by people in the Americas and around the world. Columbus Day is to observe Columbus’s landing in the New World and island. Usually, a coin collector would buy and customize challenge coins in memory of this big event.

On that day, October 12 in 1492, Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas and brought us to a new world. It’s a great discovery for the world.

This year, it takes place on 8th October, a Monday holiday too.

Veterans Day: 2nd Monday in November

Veterans Day is a day for us to respect and honor all military veterans, and thanks to their service and contribution to the nation and our freedom. On that day, various military challenge coins and Veterans souvenirs are to award and giveaway to heroes and their families.

On the big day, people initially prepared the celebration on November 11. In accordance with the Uniform Monday Holiday Act from 1971, the day was changed. Veterans Day was always moved to the Monday of October.

In 2018, November 11 is on Sunday again. And the holiday calendar marks Veterans Day on the second Monday, 12^th, Nov.

No matter what, we should know that the legal of Veterans Day remains on November 11. Even sometimes, Veterans Day should happen on a Saturday or Sunday, but we observe the holiday on Friday or Monday.

Washington’s Birthday: 3rd Monday in Feb.

George Washington was the 1st President of the United States, and it means a different age for America’s history. Congress established this federal holiday to honor and thanks to his contribution to his birthday each year. It was on February 22, 1732.

The Uniform Monday Holiday Act of 1968, also declared that Washington’s Birthday would be observed on the third Monday in Feb.

So as the words, Congress created Presidents’ Day, not history.

The reason why certain holidays would make on Mondays is sure that the Uniform Monday Holiday Act. But it’s more than this.

Someone says the primary reason to move holidays on Mondays is a commercial purpose. Happier Hour, more consumption. While, no matter what, let’s enjoy those Monday holidays.

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Coin Die

A coin die is a mold with a confirmed blueprint that is used to produce coins, featuring logos, images and words you want.

An engraving die at GS-JJ factory

It is an onetime and hardened metal stamping tool that can withstand the high pressures during the production process. You need to pay for it in your first order. And if you place re-orders within a specified time, then no extra die changes are required.

Coin Metal

Standard challenge coins are made from brass metal if they are round shape. If a challenge coin has a special shape, then its metal material is zinc alloy. With special attributes, zinc alloy can be created in any shape.

Coin Size

The coin size means the diameter of the challenge coin. The most popular and standard sizes are 1.75”, and 2” in diameter. Coins in 1.75” to 2” are easy to carry and hold and look great on challenge coins displayed rack or box, etc.

Any professional challenge coin maker can produce coins from 1. 5” to 3” and other sizes customers request.

Coin Finish

Coin finish is the plating of the whole metal on the coin. There are 11 different finishes are available at GS-JJ. Gold, silver and brass are common choices, and you can choose antique finishes if you need antique charming.

Besides, a dual plating option is also a wonderful finish option you can make.

Coin Colors

Coin colors help us make the images on cheap challenge coins more impressive and vibrant. Normally, five colors or more can be filled on either side of your custom coins, standard color chart in detail you can check online.

If you want, no color, one-side color or two sides color design on challenge coin are still acceptable.

Coin Edge

The coin edge is another attractive option for a coin design. Standard edge, bezel edge, cross-cut edge, rope edge, oblique edge, spur edge are common edge options for any challenge coin.

Some coin edges are used to make a diamond effect under the light. And some edges around the coin present special meaning for specified units and groups, such as rope edge.

Cut Out

Cut out is a special treat for any challenge coin. Cut out parts are usually shaped as the logo or special icons on the inner part.

Sandblasting

Sandblasting is used to make the coin stand out with a sandblasting effect.  Gold and silver sandblasting are more popular on custom coins.

Epoxy Coating

It is a clear coating on the surface of the coin, providing a smooth surface for soft enamel coin. Epoxy coating is mainly used to protect scratching and adding a covering layer to the surface.

2D Coin and 3D Coin

2D or 3D coin? It ups the image on the surface. The 2D coin features with 2D symbol or image, and the 3D coin has raised images as vivid as the real one.

Soft Enamel Coin and Hard Enamel Coin

They are two popular types for custom coins, different crafts and process make them has a different appearance.

Recessed color areas and raised metal parts on soft enamel coin. And the hard enamel coin feature with a flat and glossy surface.

All of the metal prizes, such as lapel pins, custom medals have the same terms as challenge coins. You can refer to these above terms.

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As you know, Poker is a popular card game that combines various strategies and skills. Millions of people would like to play it at home or club, and Poker challenge coins are always the hottest items for the club members and excellent Poker players.

Poker challenge coins are widely used in casinos offering various card games and competitions. The idea behind the coins presents recognition for a poker player and also can be as commemorative items for their high performance in the past.

Some poker coins are made like the above picture, shaped the same as real poker cards. These poker challenge coins are often used in the casino, as card guards to help players hide their mysterious pokers. Professional poker players carry their own poker coins at special tournaments and poker game occasions. Or share with others and display at their homes or offices.

Features of Poker Challenge Coins

Besides, customized poker custom challenge coins also make great employee recognition gifts. Look at the above ACE IN THE Hole challenge coins, bear the club logo and motto on the surface. These coins for sale are great gifts to hand-out to clients and suppliers, which helps us build trust and make a great impression in business.

Poker challenge coins are fashion metal crafts, have various uses in your team, group, or other events. They have even taken the place of traditional business cards in many cases.

In some conditions, a challenge coin is a memorable keepsake item that people would like to treasure and keep. So we always try our best to design high-quality coins for sale to each customer, anyone would be happy to receive them.

What’s more fun than getting personalized coins for your friends or yourself? Design your custom coins with confidence here.

GS-JJ specializes in designing and making unique coins for sale. Our talented designers can make your ideas into your favorite poker coin design. You can add your favorite image, text, and other interesting elements on custom coins here. Action now!

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While, how to make your custom coins impressive? There are many methods and options. And cut-out design is a unique option you can consider.

We are using the finest material and crafts to make custom challenge coins, and different cuts and shapes, finishes are available, challenge coins buyer also can have own way to design their precious challenge coin.

Challenge coins can feature with different cutouts on the face if you want. With this cut option to the inner parts, it is becoming a fabulous item among all the recipients and designers.

From the appearance, the cut-out challenge coin is a relatively difficult technique. And this cutting alternation brings outstanding effect to the display of custom coins under the light.

They are three popular cut out types for challenge coins:

The Circle Cut Inside Custom Coins

This circle cut option is often made it easy for us to attach the challenge coin with chain, rope. It helps challenge coins can be worn around our neck or linked to a key chain. It’s so great to display your custom coins in an unusual way.

Cut Around the Symbol on Custom Coins

Making the cut-out parts the same as your logo and insignia, then a high-relief 3D effect is created on challenge coins. This kind of cut brings our attention to the mark, logo and symbol of challenge coin at first sight.

This choice of cut out for challenge coins is perfect for business events that wish to promote their brand and product awareness.

Functional Cut-out on Custom Coins

When we want to make custom challenge coins more functional and useful, cutting out a gap around can make it. Then it’s a challenge coin bottle opener. And the opener part can be around the edge or inside the coin as you like.

The last thing you should know, different shapes are available if you want to cut your challenge coins with a special design. Each cut out challenge coin does not have to be round. It can come in a wide variety of shapes, such as the rectangular, triangle, square, oval, or other special designs, etc.

Cut out design brings so much attraction to the standard challenge coin. A 3D dimension, beautiful appearance comes to challenge coin collector’s item and promotional gifts.

You can design and order cut out challenge coins the same as your logo or insignia. GS-JJ is the expert you can trust, offers coins for sale with different options to meet your requirement. And the cut-out design on your custom coins that bring unique items on a special celebration event.

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Types of FBI Challenge Coins

Most people know the FBI agent well from the known film. Great solving case skills and excellent physical ability are their labels to impress us. What they have contributed and sacrificed we know clearly. So they are always on the top ranking of our hero list.

There is a specified award program to recognize the wonderful acts of FBI agents and related law enforcement personnel. And they are limited highest honors awards for the FBI.

There are totally five kinds of awards, shaped like the FBI challenge coins. Standard round shape, metal crafts pieces.

The FBI Star is an honor for the agent who has serious injury during his service and duty. And the recipient needs a long medical treatment because of the tough and dangerous task.

This award is used to present the one who does extraordinary performance or exceptional achievements with great challenges.

The FBI Shield of Bravery is awarded for the bravest and courageous agent during on duty.

The federal bureau of investigation awards the FBI Medal of Valor in recognition of heroic and exceptional acts of personal safety. In addition, this behavior generally occurs with FBI employees. For members of the FBI, it is extremely glorious to own these exclusive FBI awards.

The FBI Memorial Star is actually a commemorative challenge coin. It is presented to a surviving family who lost an FBI hero.

Protecting the safety of the United States is the FBI’s main mission. FBI challenge coins are great pieces to remember their dedicated service as an FBI agent.

Challenge coins are perfect additions for any members and groups. It can express our appreciation and recognition for their commitment to leadership and justice services.

Normally, FBI challenge coins with FBI seal are presented to outstanding Law Enforcement officer or agency for their efforts ad commitments.

We can create different law enforcement challenge coins with delicate crafts. You can design your own FBI challenge coins, local Police challenge coins, Sheriff Challenge coins to meet your requirement.

The best challenge coin designs in the world, featuring unique artwork and craftsmanship you can find at GS-JJ.

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Do you pick your favorite coin necklaces this summer? People say you can’t be a fashion person if without a coin necklace this year!

Coin necklaces are the hottest necklace style in 2018. A thin necklace is with delicate coin fits together, so elegant and unique, which looks so special and impressive around your neck.

Shiny metal glow on your warm color clothes looks perfect match, do you agree? Picking a coin necklace for your fashion style right now!

As you know, coin necklaces have classic and layered necklaces style. The different combination has a different presentation and meaning. Classic style is simple but delicate, spreading the messenger of the beauty of simplicity. And the layered coins necklace is normally designed with two coins or more other attachments. They are popular with a shiny metallic finish, quite appealing.

Coins are Always Around Us

Actually, coins have been showing up in accessories for centuries. In the past, it has already been used for Minority dress decoration around the world.

And in modern society, coins are always as fashion elements in the fashion show. Many accessories for models are made with different coins, such as necklaces, bags, or clothes.

And challenge coins are a tradition in the Military units from the First World War. Nowadays, custom challenge coins are more popular as promotional gifts, perfect awards and collectible items.

Shaped as standard round in various sizes, all custom challenge coins can bear insignia, image, or logo that customers exactly in need. GS-JJ has many attractive options to make your custom challenge coins more impressive and outstanding.

When it comes to coin accessories, there are many hot sellers designed with crystal stone, lace and antique metals like challenge coins and others. You could choose it based on your need.

Ready to shop? Fashion deals for coins, gifts deals at GS-JJ.

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Say no to any accident is always our wish.

Safety is the top priority task in all respects of fields. They are campus safety, EMS safety, Fire prevention, public safety and workplace safety, and more among us. We should keep that safety awareness in mind all the time.

June is recognized as National Safety Month, and at that time all of us repeat the safety topic to the public and world each year. It’s still important to stress safety every day in our society and workplace with your facility.

How to stress or promote it will be more properly?

There are many security information seminars and training programs, practices for us. What’s more, safety awards ceremony and events will be held for various industries and fields to promote safety each year. And the excellence could receive many different safety awards and gifts, includes Safety coins.

Safety Challenge Coins with Custom Design Can be:

1. Great promotional gifts to help you spread the importance of safety in community or organization
2. A special honor to reward safe work practices in your team for their dedication, encourage employees to do a well-done job with safety. And all recipients will wear them with pride.
3. Perfect souvenirs items to giveaway for safety training and education
4. Great reminder -“Think safety” to let people take care of their safety on a daily basis.

Reward employees and show your appreciation for all their dedicated service by giving them with well-made challenge coins. It’s an incentive and fashion way. Custom challenge coins are as perfect safety awards for National Safety Month fair, safety program training, or recognition for your organization.

We offer a wide variety of promotional products to raise awareness in the community or your entire team, at a reasonable price. Imprint your safety message or logo on your Safety Challenge Coins, Safety First lapel pins, Safety awareness bracelet or Key Chains, as a reminder to stay safe at all times.

If you are looking for incentive and delicate products which are built into your safety program goals, we can produce the perfect gifts you have left behind. Safety challenge coins are great collectibles for raising awareness, promotional events, trade shows giveaways, and fundraising events,

Safety starts with our awesome challenge coins! Contact us right now.

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