New Mexico Challenge Coins
Known as “the Land of Enchantment,” New Mexico is one of the largest states in the U.S. covering 121,590 square miles of dusty deserts, snow peaked mountains, and rugged forest wilderness. Whether looking into the roiling waters of the Rio Grande, walking the ancient Puebloan ruins of the Aztec National Monument, or backpacking across the cliffs and foliage of the Gila Wilderness, New Mexico is covered with visions of beauty that inspire locals. The vistas and sights of New Mexico are often captured in the design of custom New Mexico challenge coins embodying the pride of their organization in both their unit and their home.
Embodying not only the natural vistas of the state, challenge coins commissioned in New Mexico are often also inspired by the deep cultural roots of the state and its peoples. Important New Mexican symbols and emblems of the state include:
- The State Flag of New Mexico - Featuring an image of a sun over a yellow backdrop in honor of the state’s Spanish roots. The sun’s design is taken from the imagery of the Zia people and their sacred sun symbol.
- The Great Seal of the State of New Mexico - New Mexico’s official state seal featuring the image of a Mexican eagle grasping a serpent in its beak over the image of a bald eagle stretching its wings and grasping arrows in its talons.
- The State Motto - New Mexico’s state motto is “Crescit eundo” meaning “it grows as it goes.”
At Signature Coins, we provide expert challenge coin design and production services to clients located all over the nation and the world. Since we started operating in 2000, our company has designed challenge coins for the military, law enforcement, and Fortune 500 companies spread all over. We take pride in the knowledge that our challenge coins can be found in the pockets and collections of soldiers, war veterans, law enforcement officers, and First Responders. Our series of United States challenge coins highlights the skill and attention to detail we pay to a client’s local influences. As a leading provider of high-quality challenge coins, we pledge to capture the unique spirit and energy of New Mexico in our designs. Offering professional services, fantastic art, and high-quality products, we are proud to provide our services.
New Mexico Military Challenge Coins
Challenge coins are one of the most respected military traditions in the U.S. and can be found traded and exchanged as marks of camaraderie between every branch of the military including the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Navy. Designs most often incorporate symbols and emblems significant to their organizations but are often colored by elements of their local state, which might include New Mexican state symbols or reliefs of the natural vistas. Military officers and bases in New Mexico often commission unique military challenge coins honoring their soldiers and staff. These coins serve as personalized markers of their organizations or units, but are also given out as recognition for outstanding service either as a respectful gesture from a commander to their troops or as a means of solidarity between service members.
Commonly, different units, military bases, and commanders in New Mexico may all commission their own unique sets of custom challenge coins representing the unique spirits of their organization with a design encapsulating their emblems, mottos, mascots, symbols, or insignias.
New Mexico hosts four major military installations including:
- Cannon Air Force Base - Host base of the 27th Special Operations Wing, Cannon Air Force Base has been in use since the Second World War. Challenge coins from Cannon Air Force Base often incorporate images of flightcraft over the New Mexico flag or wilderness.
- Holloman Air Force Base - Home to the 49th Wing, a remote piloting wing of the Air Force, Holloman Air Force Base is home to the world’s largest and longest rocket sled test track.
- White Sands Missile Range Army Base - The Department of Defense’s largest open-air missile range and the testing site of the world’s first nuclear bomb.
- Kirtland Air Force Base - One of the largest Air Force installations in the country, Kirtland Air Force Base is responsible for hosting the 377th Air Base Wing and the 498th Nuclear Systems Wing.
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New Mexico Law Enforcement Challenge Coins
Much like military challenge coins, law enforcement challenge coins are designed to honor outstanding law enforcement members and to provide group solidarity between members of an organization. Many designs incorporate images of a police badge or emblem to honor their organization but with characteristics, mascots, or other images that tie them back to their local communities. Like military units, many law enforcement agencies and police departments have specialized divisions or squads that perform unique tasks such as patrol officers, SWAT teams, Bomb Squads, and K-9 Units. Along with a department coin, these unique teams often commission unique challenge coins representing their individual group and to honor the specialized duties they perform.
Law enforcement groups in New Mexico we offer our services to include:
- Santa Fe Police Department - New Mexico’s capital police department featuring both a SWAT Team, Patrol force, Bomb Squad, and ceremonial Honor Guard.
- Las Cruces Police Department - Las Cruces community police department covering 77 square miles and answering over 150,000 calls annually.
- New Mexico State University Police Department - University Police force protecting the New Mexico State University.
- Albuquerque Police Department - The largest municipal police force in New Mexico, first formed in 1880, covering the city of Albuquerque.
- Santa Fe County Sheriff - Sheriff officers posted to protect Sante Fe County. They have further responsibilities addressing accidents, animal control incidents, and narcotics study.
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Signature Coin Services
At Signature Coins, we recognize the importance of New Mexico’s culture and history, whether an organization is hoping to capture the natural beauty of New Mexico’s landscape or mark the unique symbols of the state, we offer expert services and sound advice to create unique challenge coins.
Whether you’re hoping to create a new design from scratch or breathe new life to an older look, we at Signature Coins urge you to take advantage of our high-quality products and quick turnaround times. Featuring fine detailing, state of the art customer service tools, and representatives, we eagerly wait to craft your challenge coins.
Our services include:
- Free Artwork & Design: Our artists help you create the artwork and design your custom coin.
- No Cost Unlimited Revisions: Revise the coin until you’re happy with it.
- Free Mold & Setup: Unlike other coin creation companies, we do not charge for your custom coin mold setup. Some clients elect to keep their mold after production.
- UPS Priority Air Shipping: We will deliver your custom challenge coins to you no matter where you are stationed around the world.
- 100% Quality Guarantee: We guarantee our quality and customer service, and are backed by an A+ Better Business Bureau (BBB) rating.