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Cut to Shape Challenge Coins For Any Occasion
When it comes to challenge coin makers, you’ll be hard pressed to find a custom coin company with as much experience as Signature Coins. We’ve helped design thousands of military coins, corporate coins and every other kind of coin imaginable. People from all walks of life choose custom shaped challenge coins because they are perfect for making a design stand apart from the crowd and make a statement.
Custom Shaped Challenge Coin Designs
Coin designs that incorporate cut outs and custom shapes are some of the most memorable and meaningful coins we help create. A few examples of popular shapes are things like team emblems, police badges or company logos, but there are also plenty of designs inspired by the places a team works or the equipment they use. Some shapes are simpler than others, but every custom shaped challenge coin is made that way for a reason.
Popular Challenge Coin Shapes
Not every custom shape has to be an intricate outline. Some of the most requested challenge coin shapes are simple geometry, and those cost the same as a round coin because the die follows a straight edge:
- Rectangle and square coins — a natural fit for wordmarks, plaques and dog tag style designs
- Hexagon and octagon coins — a subtle break from round that still reads as a coin in the hand
- Oval and wax seal coins — round with intentional imperfections in the outline
- Shields, badges and stars — the standard for law enforcement, fire and military units
- Emblem and logo outlines — the coin cut to the exact silhouette of a unit patch or company mark
- Object shapes — helmets, aircraft, ticket stubs, state outlines, animals and equipment
Intricate outlines and interior cut outs add a setup fee, since the die has to be cut to follow the artwork. Send in whatever shape you have in mind with your free quote and the first proof will show you the outline before you commit to anything.
Many of the military challenge coins we help design take the shape of a unit’s emblem or insignia. While soldiers in every branch of service share the same values and goals, their unit emblems symbolize what makes them unique. Awarding challenge coins with meaningful shapes and imagery is a sure way to make an impact. The same goes for corporate coins designed to look like a company’s brand or non-profit challenge coins designed after the organization’s logo.
To accentuate challenge coin shapes, some of our customers choose to incorporate 3D artwork. Cut to Shape coins provide the highest level of depth and detail possible in custom coin design. While 2D challenge coins are better suited for adding intricate color schemes, mixing and matching different plating styles is a great way to change up the colors of a full 3D coin design. It’s also possible to have a design with both 3D and 2D elements, achieving the best of both worlds for your custom shaped challenge coins.
Custom Shaped Coins With Interactive Pieces
One of the major reasons customers choose to make a cut to shape challenge coin is because they need custom bottle openers or some other sort of functional coin. Bottle opener coins require either a cut out in the center of a design, or a bottle opener hook to be included along the edge of a coin. In either case, our clients come up with ideas for some unique bottle opener coins.
Multi tool challenge coins also require custom shapes and provide more functionality than just opening bottles. We have made screwdriver coins, socket wrench coins and multi tool coins that combine all of the functional options we offer.
Spinner challenge coins are another style of custom shaped coin that we offer. Custom challenge coins cost anywhere from two to five dollars a piece depending on the size of an order, the size of the coins and the custom options added to the coin design. Spinner coins require more than one coin mold to produce, making them more expensive than your average challenge coin; however, the final result is something truly special.
Choose Signature and See What Makes Us the Best Free Online Coin Designer Available
All we need to get started on your custom coins are a few ideas. We encourage our customers to use our free custom challenge coin template to help give our art team a clear idea of what you’re looking for, however, we accept anything from a sketch on the back of a napkin to a bullet list of ideas.
Our Signature Coins team will ensure you don’t have to pay a dime until you’re completely satisfied with the design and ready to order. We also include free overnight shipping on every order and a 100% quality guarantee. If you’re ready to create your own challenge coin, fill out a free quote today and see what makes us the best free online coin designer available.
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Challenge Coin Pricing
No Color (Metal Only)
| Size | 50 |
|---|---|
| 1.5" | $6.03 |
Color on Both Sides (Up to 7 Colors per Side)
| Size | 50 |
|---|---|
| 1.5" | $6.03 |
Color on One Side (Up to 7 Colors)
| Size | 50 |
|---|---|
| 1.5" | $6.03 |
Mold Setup Fees
| Size | 50 |
|---|---|
| 1.5" | $6.03 |
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Custom Shape Challenge Coin FAQs
Yes. A coin does not have to be round. Cut to shape coins are die-cut to the outline of whatever you send us: a unit emblem, a badge or shield, a company logo, a state, a helmet, a ticket stub, a rectangle, a square or a hexagon.
Simple geometric shapes like rectangles and squares cost the same as a round coin. Intricate outlines and interior cut outs add a setup fee because the die has to be cut to follow the artwork.
If you are not sure your idea will work as a shape, send it in with a free quote and our art team will show you the outline on the first proof.
Read more in our Help CenterYes, you can! Our art team can make an edge design from scratch, or you can choose one from our six main styles. Just let our sales team know what kind of edge you are looking for, and we will prepare a custom edge design for you.
For example, this custom shape coin has a textured edge with metal studs designed to look like authentic armor rivets.
Some of our customers get really creative with their edges, like this dragon and scorpion design coin edge. Whatever you can think of, our art team can make it work.
Read “A Not-So-Flat Edge” for more examples.
Read more in our Help CenterOur standard coin sizes are 1.50", 1.75" and 2.00". We measure weight in ounces, and the figures below can be used as a general rule of thumb for knowing how heavy your coins will be.
Coins with cut out designs will be much lighter than the standard weights listed above. If you want your coins to have more weight, choosing a design that is 4mm thick, as opposed to the standard 3mm, will increase the weight of each coin by 33%.
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 CenterThrough years of experience, we’ve been able to streamline our process and deliver a superior product faster than any other company.
After the custom coin design (Proof) is approved and ordered, the project goes directly into production, and depending on the design, it can take around 2-5 weeks to manufacture the products!
For instance, a non-colored antique design with no upgrade features, could take us only 3 weeks to produce! If you have a special design, the process will take a few days longer.
Check in with us for more information regarding our timelines for your specific design and our Rush options!
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