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Honoring the Corps With Custom Marine Challenge Coins
Custom military coins are available in any size or shape imaginable, and our art team has the ability to incorporate any emblems, logos or mottos a team has in mind. This includes the famous eagle, globe and anchor emblem of the Marines. We use the Pantone Color Matching System when recreating any kind of emblem so that the final coin is an exact match to the established image of an organization. Many of the custom Marine Corps challenge coins we help design use the PMS 187C shade of red that has been connected to the Corps since its inception.
Different color enamel added to different plating styles will have a slightly different appearance. This is due to the way colors contrast with each other and the way light interacts with each style of metal plating. Our art and sales teams have experience creating all sorts of different Marine Corps challenge coins and are happy to help find the perfect balance of color, plating and other custom options like edging and engraving to get the perfect design. The most popular combination for Marine Corps challenge coins is gold plating with the famous 187C red, but we have created custom unit coins for marines with all sorts of different plating and coloring choices.
To make a truly unique design, some of our customers choose to create custom shape coins with intricate 3D elements and unique edging options. Creating a 3D design allows for incredible depth and detail in a set of custom military challenge coins, but 2D designs are still perfectly capable of creating beautifully detailed designs. It all depends on what style you prefer. We offer free unlimited revisions, so feel free to ask our sales team what your Marine Corps challenge coins will look like with different options like 3D, 2D, dual plating, translucent color, custom edging and any other options you think will benefit the design.
Getting Started On Your Own Custom Marine Corps Challenge Coins
We have a simple process for customers to create a coin that is both quick and easy. The first thing you need to do is either give us a call or fill out one of our free quote forms. Both options only take a few minutes and allow our sales and art teams to get an idea of the style and options you need for your Marine challenge coin. If you’re not sure what kind of artwork you’re looking for, or what kind of challenge coins you need, that’s okay. We’re happy to offer suggestions that our seasoned team believes will make for the best coin design.
If you have a clear vision of the coin you’re looking for, we have a challenge coin design template available for download below on this page. You can either print the template out and sketch your ideas on the paper, or you can add text and images digitally. Either way, using the template is a great way to help our art team get a clear idea of your vision. At the end of the day, anything you send in will be enough to get started.
USMC Rank & Unit Insignia, Reproduced Exactly
Beyond the eagle, globe and anchor, USMC challenge coins carry the insignia that tells a Marine’s specific story: battalion and regimental crests, MEU and squadron emblems, rank chevrons and billet titles. Our art team reproduces each element exactly as it appears on the uniform and unit colors, refining detail so crests and chevrons read cleanly at coin size. For a design where the unit emblem is the centerpiece, a cut-to-shape coin that follows the crest’s own outline — or a 3D sculpt of the emblem itself — carries far more presence than a flat reproduction ever could.
Marine Corps Coin Traditions Worth Carrying On
The first coin most Marines own ties back to boot camp: recruits earn the eagle, globe and anchor after the Crucible, and many families and commands mark graduation at Parris Island or San Diego with a custom graduation coin. From there the tradition compounds — unit coins issued for deployments and MEU rotations, commanders’ coins passed in a handshake for a job well done, and Marine Corps birthday ball coins struck for November 10th, when every Marine, everywhere, celebrates the Corps’ founding. Each one is a piece of the Corps’ history a Marine can carry in a pocket.
Crafting Custom Marine Corps Challenge Coins With Signature Coins
Custom Marine Corps challenge coins are always a special project for our team. We are honored to be a small part of a Marine’s story by helping them design the perfect coins to carry into battle. If you’re looking for a custom coin company to help you create something special for your team, you’ve come to the right place.
We take pride in our work, and it shows in the quality of our products. Every customer receives a 100% quality guarantee on their order, and our coins are delivered in an industry-leading turnaround time of 14 days or fewer. All you need to get started are a few ideas and an open mind. Fill out one of our quote forms today and our art team will have your first free proof of artwork ready within 24 to 48 hours.
From Your Vision to a Finished Masterpiece
Don't touch a pixel. Our award-winning design team handles everything, you just share your idea and approve the proof.
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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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