Make Your Own Custom Challenge Coins

If you’ve ever taken part in an endurance race or been sponsored for an activity, you might have received an event challenge coin. Sobriety coins or recovery coins are a common use for custom challenge coins but they can also be used for marathons, sponsored walks, school activities and more. Read on for more about making your own custom challenge coins.

What Are Challenge Coins?

Challenge coins originated as custom military coins used to signify achievements by soldiers and usually included a specific branch or unit on the coin. These days, challenge coins are used for all sorts of things including charity challenges, personal challenges, sporting challenges and more. Typically, a custom challenge coin will include details of what was achieved and the organisation or awarding body overseeing the award. Similar to the original custom military coins carried by soldiers, custom challenge coins are a source of pride for the holder and a valued possession put on display or carried with them.

What Are Some Different Types of Custom Challenge Coins?

There are lots of different types of custom challenge coins and they are used in increasingly more creative ways. However, these are some of the more traditional types and uses of custom challenge coins.

Military Challenge Coins

Custom military coins are rooted in tradition and serve as a respectful token of achievement or armed forces unit. Custom challenge coins for the military can be created for the army, navy or even cadets and represent shared experiences.

Corporate Challenge Coins

Corporate challenge coins are a brilliant way to foster teamwork and encourage employee engagement. Custom corporate coins can be awarded to employees who go above and beyond, at special events or to commemorate an occasion.

Custom Academic Coins

These are often used in the education sector to reward students or act as a commemorative item for staff members. Commemorative items are popular for rewards systems as well as a token gift for school, college or university leavers.

Charity Challenge Coins

Whether it is for an event such as a sponsored hike or fundraising initiative or simply to show support, custom charity challenge coins are one of the most popular types of this commemorative item and can provide a lasting keepsake for everyone who takes part.

Why Make Your Own Custom Challenge Coins?

Whilst generic medals are great for rewarding achievements, making your own custom challenge coins adds an extra level of aspiration to the award. Creating custom challenge coins carrying your organisation or business’s logo creates a valued possession that will be carried around and shown off to promote your message away from the event.

If you are creating custom sobriety coins, adding a personalised touch really cements the fantastic achievement of the awardee. Similarly, creating personalised coins for achievement shows the uniqueness of the challenge and can create an even more valued award for the recipient.

How to Use Challenge Coins

There are plenty of ways to use your custom challenge coins, we’ve included some of the most popular below:

• Sporting event or challenge coins

• Commemorative charity event coins

• Sobriety chips or recovery coins

• School rewards

• Club achievements or milestones

Top Tips for Creating a Custom Challenge Coin

When creating your personalized challenge coin, there are a few things to bear in mind to guarantee the perfect design.

Think about the purpose of your coin, will it be a personalised challenge coin for each recipient or will there be a select few copies of a single design given to all attendees or those who complete a challenge?

If you are creating a custom challenge coin for a charity event, you’ll want to make sure the name of the event is included in the coin design as well as the name of your charity or organisation. You might want to think about whether you want any particular colours used in the design or if you want a single colour engraved coin. Our in-house design team can help you to create the perfect coin design.

Contact Badges Plus to Get Started Creating Your Custom Made Challenge Coins

The team at Badges Plus create custom challenge coins using a variety of methods for the perfect finish. We're experts in designing and manufacturing long-lasting products and our commemorative coins can be personalised to fit your designs and message for a truly unique memento. We'll work with you to design your own challenge coin and bring your idea to life, delivering it in record time without compromising on quality.

To find out more about our custom challenge coins or the process of ordering custom challenge coins, contact our team now or take a look at our bespoke coin page.