What is a Challenge Coin?

If you have never seen a challenge coin before, it is very unique in appearance with different designs on each side of it.?These coins look like any other ordinary coin except for one detail - there is an emblem of some sort stamped onto either side of these coins which makes them very special.

Custom Coins today?

Nowadays, more and more people and organizations order corporate coins, recognition coins and?custom medallions?because of their uniqueness. You can put any text, picture or?logo on either coin side. Canadian challenge coins are a great way to show pride for your nation, community, work, or cause and they make great gifts as well!

Custom Coins made for corporate, community and private occasions often reflect the spirit of this nation and its people. Challenge coins come from a military tradition that goes?back all the way to WWI. The challenge coin is given by one soldier to another, and it represents their unit or service branch.

What is a Corporate Coin?

In recent years, there has been an interesting shift among many companies: rather than giving out prizes like golf balls and T-shirts with their logos?at business conferences - which inevitably end up being tossed into corners after being worn once - more employers seem interested in providing?personal tokens of gratitude called "corporate" coins instead.

Corporate coins are a token of appreciation that company owners give to employees and clients alike as gifts promoting goodwill from the brand.?They can feature your logo (and sometimes even your slogan) on one or both sides and are small enough to carry in your pocket.

Military units often use challenge coins to denote members of elite units or squads. You can do the same thing in your workplace by presenting a?coin as an award for high performance, such as sales goals met, engineering deadlines accomplished, new products introduced, or as a morale?booster to the people who make it all happen.?