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.

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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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1.   Bring Back the Precious School Memory

June is the month when the college entrance examination and graduation season take place. We always think that graduation is far away from us. However, time flies by so quickly, and we have to say goodbye even if we are not willing to. No matter where we are, just remember the memories we have together.

Therefore, personalized challenge coins will satisfy this purpose. It gives us a lifetime memory, and we can use it to share our experiences with others.

Memory fades with time. But the coin is real and timeless in your hand. It solidifies the scene at that time, leaving the emotion at that moment. People live in the memory of the past, but at the same time cherish the happiness of the present.

The lovely pictures as below are the School Coins.

2.   School Name and Logo on the Coins

Usually, the name of the school, the logo, and even the student’s name will be printed on the graduation custom metal coins. Let every coin become an exclusive gift. Cherish the medals in the future years. The advantages of coins include easy saving and carrying, eye-catching, and not easily lost.

Next, let us talk about the brand effect of graduation commemorative coins. It not only meets the needs of students’ graduation commemoration but also serves as an important channel for the brand promotion of the school, which can display the school’s features and history. For the school, this is also a big brand promotion channel.

A school with a good reputation will be a lifelong pride in graduates. Therefore, they would like to take the graduation commemorative coins as honor coins.

The following pictures are GFU Custom Silver Coins made by our company.

3. Diverse Production Processes

Custom Challenge Coins can be made in a variety of shapes, sizes, and styles. They can be personalized with images, photos and texts. Moreover, decorative edges, 3D graphics, cropping and various plantings are all ways to make custom coins attractive.

Something as beautiful as this has a lasting positive impact on mood apparently. Suppose you have the perfect university challenge coins on your desk, the eye-catching coins may embellish your home. Now we will share some examples with you for more details about coins made with beautiful appearance and delicate design.

3-1   The 2019 Graduation Celebrates Coins.  They are made with 99.99% pure silver so that there is much room for appreciation. In the middle of the coin, we can see an owl in flight wearing a trencher cap and holding a scroll in its claws which symbolizing graduation and fits the theme very well.

3-2  The Congratulations Graduate Class of 2019 Coins.  They will be packed in individual gift boxes so as to protect the coins. The most noteworthy is that it has an open area on the reverse side so that you can engrave student name, graduation date, school name, college or university, school motto on it.

3-3  The glittering Nato School Coins are processed with a cross-cut edge, soft enamel and polished with gold finish. The design makes the coin look high-end and much textured. The pretty appearance shines like a diamond.

After that, I’d like to say a few words to the graduates. Bid farewell to school days and start a new journey with the knowledge you obtained from the school. The time for people to get along with each other is much shorter than you think. To cherish every moment, there is no regret to leave and just look forward to the opportunity in the future to get together with your classmate again.

To sum it up, the reason why graduates like to collect graduation commemorative coins are as follows: Exclusive coins with status symbols, memories of wonderful school life and pretty coins with high-quality.

If you are interested in commemorative coins, please click on the following link to check out another blog (Learn about Ways to Honor Your Graduation) of our company.

https://www.gs-jj.com/blog/honor-graduates-challenge-coins-summer/

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1. History of Father’s Day

The first Father’s Day was established in the United States in 1910. It was initiated by Mrs. Dodd. Her mother died of dystocia when she gave birth to her sixth child. After his wife passed away, her father, Mr. William Smart raised and educated six children alone. He worked hard daytime and went home at night to take care of the children. But he died in 1909 due to years of overwork.

Later, when Mrs. Dodd attended the Mother’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, she especially missed her father. She understood that her father’s love and hardship in raising children were no less than any mother. So Mrs. Dodd wrote to the mayor. In her letter, she said that she wished to set one holiday to commemorate the great fathers of the world. The government adopted this proposal.

Suppose you or your family members ordered the special personalized challenge coins for your father, what a meaningful gift that would be!

2. Date of Development

Originally, Mrs. Dodd wished to use her father’s birthday as Father’s Day. And in 1910, the state government where she lived changed the date to the third Sunday in June. In 1924, President Coolidge supported the idea of a national father’s day. In 1972, President Nixon signed an official document, which designated the third Sunday in June as the United States’ father’s day, and it became a permanent memorial day in the United States.

The most extensive date is on the third Sunday of June each year, and 52 countries and regions in the world set Father’s Day on this day. Now, it is a trend for people to order cool challenge coins for their fathers.

3. Recommended Custom Metal Coins for Father’s Day

People celebrate Father’s Day in a variety of ways. Many of them choose to give gifts to their fathers or hold family dinners. What kind of holiday gift will you give your father? I think it is wise to choose custom metal coins as a father’s day gift because the coins are made by strong materials with pretty appearance. The most remarkable thing is that coins can be kept for a long time. You can design it yourself, or put a picture of you and your father into these pins. Moreover, if you have brothers and sisters, you can also order the same coins set for them for collection. This is very memorable and treasures worthy of your family.

Here are some typical coins pictures for your easy reference.

3.1 Custom Challenge Coins for Father’s Day.

As you can see from the following pictures, these fathers are so happy to receive such kind of custom honor coins and the family enjoys a wonderful time together.

3.2 Happy Father’s Day Custom Coins.

This is the Father’s Day Silver Eagle Acrylic Coins with very thoughtful design. The coffee cup with the black mustache is interesting and fits the theme of Father’s day very well. And the coin made with silver finish is also so eye-catching and valuable.

3.3 The specially customized coins for Father’s Day.

Fathers are just like superheroes protecting and raising us up. We can see a picture of the father and his baby are printed in the personalized photo coins. Actually, the nationality, date of birth and beautiful scenery of your father’s hometown and so on can be printed in the coins as well.

All in all, on Father’s Day, our expression of respect for our parents is unparalleled. When the mother takes care of us with great care, my father is also trying to play the role that God has given him. May all the fathers of the world have a happy holiday!

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