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Coming Up With a Custom Army Coin Design
When it comes to finding the right inspiration for a custom coin design, focusing on what makes your team unique is a good place to start. Army Ranger challenge coins will have their own sense of unique personality, just as a set of custom Army coins from a brigade or Army Air Corps will be unique to their respective teams.
For coins that incorporate team logos or mascots, we use the Pantone Color Matching System to ensure that the final design is identical to the existing brand associated with a unit of soldiers. Creating a set of custom military coins shaped like a unit’s patch or coat of arms makes the coins something meaningful for a group of soldiers to share.
Other popular things to include in the design of custom Army challenge coins are references to the equipment soldiers use or carry. We’ve helped design Air Cavalry coins with Apache helicopters pressed into the coin face, Army National Guard coins with the traditional logo emblazoned on the coin face, and even coins shaped like gas masks for units specializing in handling chemicals.
As the premier Army coin maker available online, we strive to make every project an authentic piece of team history, and a representation of the camaraderie shared between soldiers. Knowing what will be perfect for your design is all about knowing what makes your team different than the rest. While a set of Army challenge coins will always show loyalty to the branch, they most often celebrate what makes a small team of soldiers stand out from the rest.
How To Get Started On Your Own US Army Challenge Coins
Getting started on an Army challenge coin design is as easy as filling out a free quote form and providing a little background on your team. We created a custom challenge coin template, available for download below on this page, for our customers to include with their quote forms — it provides a space to sketch out ideas, take notes on designs and pick out custom options like size, shape, metal plating and custom edging.
The coin template is not required. We accept anything from pictures of unit emblems to hand-drawn sketches of custom designs. Once the form is submitted, our team will have your first free proof of artwork prepared within 48 hours.
Whether it’s a commander coin awarded by a superior officer, a custom bottle opener shared with squadmates, or a special Army coin carried as a symbol of fellowship and camaraderie, every design our Signature Coins team helps create is meant to honor the service of our nation’s heroes. Give us a call today, and see what makes Signature Coins the best custom coin maker on the market.
Army Rank & Unit Insignia, Reproduced Exactly
A unit’s distinctive unit insignia carries decades — sometimes centuries — of regimental history, so getting it right matters more on an Army coin than almost any other design element. Our art team reproduces DUIs, regimental crests, shoulder sleeve insignia and rank devices exactly as they appear on the uniform, refining line weight and lettering so every detail reads cleanly at coin size. Send us a photo of the crest on your beret or a scan of your unit patch, and the proof will match it.
For designs where the insignia is the whole story, a cut-to-shape coin that follows the outline of the crest itself makes a stronger statement than a standard round face, and decorative oblique or rope edges frame a traditional round design with the formality a commander’s coin deserves.
Army Coin Traditions Worth Carrying On
The coin check is still the heart of the tradition: the last soldier to produce their unit coin buys the round, so a coin worth carrying needs to be worth keeping in your pocket for years. Deployment coins mark a rotation with the unit’s insignia on one side and the operation, dates and camp on the other, and they become the keepsake soldiers actually hold onto long after the tour ends. Commander coins — passed in a handshake for an on-the-spot job well done — remain the most personal recognition the Army hands out, which is why so many officers order a personal design alongside their unit’s.
Creating Custom Army Challenge Coins with Signature Coins
Every Army challenge coin is a symbol of courage, camaraderie and accomplishment. The designs we help create are a reflection of a team’s personality and history, so we do everything in our power to ensure the finished coins are the highest-quality products available. Our Signature Coins team helps customers create special forces coins, Army National Guard coins and custom unit coins for service members all throughout the military.
We take pride in our work, and it shows in the quality of our products and customer service. Every customer receives free artwork and revisions for their entire project, as well as a 100% quality guarantee and free shipping. Fill out a free quote form today and see why we are considered the best free online coin designer available.
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Challenge Coin Pricing
Color on Both Sides (Up to 7 Colors per Side)
| Size | 50 |
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| 1.5" | $6.03 |
Color on One Side (Up to 7 Colors)
| Size | 50 |
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| 1.5" | $6.03 |
No Color (Metal Only)
| Size | 50 |
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| 1.5" | $6.03 |
Mold Setup Fees
| Size | 50 |
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| 1.5" | $6.03 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Send a clear photo, scan, or vector file of your unit’s insignia, crest, or patch and our art team will recreate it as coin artwork. We refine the detail so rank devices, unit crests, and squadron patches read cleanly at coin size, and you get free unlimited revisions until the proof matches your unit exactly. Cut-to-shape coins can even follow the outline of a crest or patch instead of a standard round face.
Every branch has its own insignia traditions, and we design for all of them — see our Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard challenge coin pages for unit examples.
Read more in our Help CenterYes. Our factory matches every color with the Pantone Color Matching System, so traditional branch palettes — Marine Corps scarlet and gold, Navy blue and gold, Army black and gold — come out true on every coin. Metal finishes include polished gold, silver, brass, copper, and black nickel, plus antique versions of each that deepen the relief in unit crests, and dual plating when you want two metals on one coin.
Read more in our Help CenterOur minimum for custom molded coins is 50 per design. Per-coin pricing improves at every quantity tier above that — compare them on our challenge coin pricing page.
If you need fewer than 50, our no-minimum custom coin builder lets you order as few as one coin, and stock and personalized coins have no minimum either. We can also produce a 5-coin pre-production sample against a larger order, though it isn’t cost-effective on its own.
Read more in our Help CenterWe do! We can ship to any APO, FPO, or DPO address. We do charge for shipping to these addresses.
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