Sheriff Department Challenge Coins

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Leave Your Mark On the County

Sheriff Departments across the United States are responsible for the protection of American citizens, upholding the laws of our country, and keeping the peace. Generally, a Sheriff is elected into office as a mark of their dedication to serving the community and their character as a personal leader in virtue and law keeping. The sheriff’s office has authority granted by a state’s constitution and/or state law, as opposed to county or city police departments whose authority comes from the state governing body. The difference is simply that a county sheriff is held accountable by the people who elected him/her, not by the governing body of the state.

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This gives the office a sheriff an incredible and noble responsibility in public service to, not only, uphold the laws of their county and protect its people, but also to deliver on their promises and serve their elected terms with integrity and pride. They act as the highest authority and sole leader of their county’s sheriff’s office, so success or failure rides on their shoulders.

Signature Coins has been making law enforcement challenge coins and sheriff challenge coins for over 15 years. We take pride in being able to serve the brave men and women who protect and serve our country in one of the noblest professions. Each set of our coins are unique in design and draw emotional connections to the bravery, camaraderie, and honor within individual sheriff offices and police departments across the country.

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The Sheriff’s Office

A sheriff is a public official responsible for security within the country court, executing warrants, regular patrol, criminal investigation, and arresting suspects. The office is made up of deputies or deputy sheriffs who have mostly the same training, responsibilities, and authorities of police officers. The aims of a sheriff’s office are the same as any law enforcement office which is to uphold the law.

The position of sheriff has historical roots reaching far before the United States. In England, a king’s land was broken into shires and the man responsible for the protection of an individual shire was called a “reeve”. The reeve was appointed by general consensus of the people in the shire and usually held a significant role in the leadership of the area as well. Once kings began to realize the influence each reeve had in their specific area, the position was integrated into the court. Over time, the reeve was called a “shire-reeve” which eventually morphed even further into “sheriff”.

In America today, a sheriff has many of the same responsibilities as they did back then. The crucial difference between a sheriff and a police officer, however, is that a sheriff is publicly elected. This is why it is sometimes called the sheriff’s office, instead of the sheriff’s department. In declaring their oath of office, a sheriff swears to “...support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic…” just as any elected official of the American people does.

As a civil servant to the American people, a sheriff and his/her office work tirelessly to uphold the laws of our country, protect its people, and to serve with honor and respect. Get started with your order of custom sheriff department challenge coins today!

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Sheriff Departments Across the U.S.

Sheriffs are elected official and are held accountable by the citizens of their respective counties. Every state that is broken into counties has a sheriff is some form. The only states in America without a sheriff are Alaska, which has no counties, and Connecticut, where the sheriff office has been replaced with the state marshal system. According to the National Sheriffs’ Association, there are over 3,000 sheriffs serving the American people across the nation meaning that there are equally as many offices that could benefit from sheriff department challenge coins.

Some examples of the high profile sheriff departments were can serve include:

California Sheriff offices

New York Sheriff Offices

Florida Sheriff offices
- Pinellas County Sheriff in Tampa
- Orange County Sheriff in Orlando

Texas Sheriff Offices
- Harris County Sheriff’s office in Houston
- Travis County Sheriff’s office in Austin

Illinois Sheriff Offices
- Cook County Sheriff’s Office in Chicago
- Lake County Sheriff’s Office

Dallas County Sheriff’s office

Every office can benefit from a set of custom sheriff department challenge coins because they promote the feelings of acceptance, accomplishment, and gratitude within the ranks. In general, sheriff offices are on a much smaller scale than city or federal police stations because their jurisdiction is held within the county lines. A sheriff is the leader within the county for local law enforcement and is responsible for the protection of his/her people. Without the help of the staff in their office, a sheriff would not be able to uphold their oath of office.

Motivating and encouraging deputies and deputy sheriffs is imperative for the success of any organization. Sheriff department challenge coins are unique gifts that recognize the hard work, dedication, and honor of every member of the office. They build a sense of camaraderie and bind co-workers closer together through a mutual symbol of their identity. The coins are physical markers of their values, goals, and achievements that can be carried with pride and displayed with honor. Only through superior service are sheriff department challenge coins earned. They are never just given away!

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Uses for Sheriff Department Challenge Coins

There are different ways sheriff department challenge coins can be used. Overall, challenge coins are used to inspire, to motivate, and to honor those men and women who serve in the sheriff’s office. Our customers have included sheriff department challenge coins in a number of different traditions, ceremonies, and public relations tours including:

Sheriff election campaigns
Retirement ceremonies
Anniversaries within the sheriff office
To reward excellence in service
To commemorate incredible achievements within the office
To hand out at school and PR junctions
To promote sheriff office objectives within the county
Team building within the office

Sheriff election campaigns
Retirement ceremonies
Anniversaries within the sheriff office
To reward excellence in service
To commemorate incredible achievements within the office
To hand out at school and PR junctions
To promote sheriff office objectives within the county
Team building within the office

The uses for sheriff department challenge coins is only limited to your imagination. We offer a wide range of customization options to make each coin design unique and often include specific cues that represent individual offices like county or office names, mottos, and goals. Original artwork is our specialty, so no matter what you are looking for, Signature Coins has the resources and the talented artists to make your vision a reality!

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Customization Make It Personal For Your Office

At Signature Coins, we have been working hard since our inception to produce the finest-quality challenge coins on the market. We are committed to creating unique and spirited designs for each of our customers and have created many avenues for customization to make that goal a reality.

When ordering with us, you can expect to control:

Materials: We use highly durable materials like brass, zinc, and steel to make sure your coins are strong and resist scratching and fading over time.
Size and Shape: most of the challenge coins we make are round in design, however, we have created shield designs, star designs, and many other intricate shapes to meet the specifications of our clients.
Color: All of our designers use the Pantone Matching system to ensure consistency throughout all of our proofs. Think of it like picking out paint at a hardware store. We can match any specific department or organization colors.

These options and so much more are available for you to include in the design. You can check out a full list of options and their description on our pricing page. The most important feature is the original artwork. Our experienced team of artists will create a completely unique piece of art for you to include in your design. Just give us a little bit of information and we will have a free proof ready for you to view within 24 to 48 hours.

Other serviced we include on every order besides for free artwork are:

A free quote on the entire order
Free unlimited revisions on artwork
Free UPS Air Priority Shipping
14 day business day delivery on completed orders
100% satisfaction guarantee

Please give us a call if you have any questions. We would be happy to hear from you. Thank you for choosing Signature Coins, and we look forward to working with you!

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Common Challenge Coin Questions

A challenge coin is usually a metal coin or medallion, bearing an organization's insignia, emblem or logo and carried by the organization's members. Traditionally, challenge coins were used by the military and displayed by service men and women to prove exclusive membership when challenged, and to enhance the military units' morale.

Historically, challenge coins were awarded by military unit commanders in recognition of special achievement made by a member of the unit. They are also known to be exchanged and traded during recognition visits to different international organizations, bases and service tours. These coins have been heavily collected by active and retired service members and law enforcement personnel for years.

Modern challenge coins are made in a variety of sizes and often include popular culture references such as superheroes as well as known characters in a parody. Many companies today are using them to build morale in teams, link people with similar interests and even to promote their brand. Challenge coin designs today are pushing the boundary of what a challenge coin could mean or be used for. One thing is for sure, personalized coins further strengthen the sense of bond within people that both give and receive them.

Challenge coins are often used as a physical token or symbol to represent membership to an organization, unit, or team.

Challenge coins also serve as a lasting personal award for anyone that has received one. Since they are custom and long lasting, challenge coins serve well to commemorate the time and experience put in to overcome overwhelming obstacles or the extraordinary effort and sacrifice needed to reach a given achievement. These keepsake coins become a life long reminder of the achievements made.

Challenge coins can also be used as a token to commemorate a special event or anniversary. You can view some of our commemorative coins here.

Our bravest first responder services also have a history of using challenge coins. Whether for fire departments, emergency medical technicians or law enforcement officers, challenge coins have been used to award bravery, acts of heroism and department camaraderie.

Many companies today have been started by veterans, or are veteran owned and are beginning to use the challenge coin tradition to help represent accomplishments in their businesses. This modern approach to awarding challenge coins has garnered some criticism from the traditionalists. Signature Coins has been making challenge coins for 20 plus years, and we see more and more companies joining in on awarding custom challenge coins to customers, staff, and volunteers. They are using them to build morale in teams, link people with similar interests and even to promote their brand or charities.

Generally speaking you give someone a challenge coin when you want to honor them for a good deed or for their hard work.

Challenge coins still play a major role in the military today, much like a "Thank you Plus" or "Great Job Plus". In the armed forces not every action rates an honorable medal or certificate, for those moments when someone is deserving of more than a thank you, awarding them with a challenge coin fills the gap.

As a very simple miltary example. You're out on a 3 day field op. One of your guys or gals busts their butt during a particularly stressful couple hours of it. Shows great attitude, effort, and was overal top notch. If you tried to write it up, it wouldn't "quite" be "award worthy" but definitely deserved "recognition."

Now even if you’re not a veteran or a member of the armed forces, you can still recognize and award someone with custom challenge coins.

You can use challenge coins to reward employees after the completion of a special project or if huge accomplishments have been made company wide. The coin design can be representative of the achievement, the employee or the company goals. Studies show when employees are recognized for a job well done, they feel more satisfied with their job performance, are more likely to reach for higher goals, and are more loyal to their organizations.

Finding the right time and place to give someone a challenge coin can be, well, a bit challenging.

Military tradition has a few ways of approaching this honor. One being "The Secret Handshake" where commanding officers, department officials or the president himself would shake a soldiers hand and "slip" them the coin via the handshake. Transferring the coin shouldn’t be dramatic or obvious, like a quiet wink and a nod, this honor is more personal to the people giving and receieving the award and less ceremonial. Although a bit more obvious, another military tradition is to hand them out in front of a formation or during a meeting, but it's more commonly done one on one.
As more civilians and businesses use challenge coins, they have taken a more ceremonious and inclusive approach to awarding them. When looking to give a challenge coin to an employee or team member most businesses will do it during a team meeting. Some businesses have even integrated their employee award recognition into their annual and quarterly ceremonies. Awarding their employees in front of others can be a great way to show the rest of the team that you too can be "recognized" if the effort is there.
Modern marketers are also finding that custom challenge coins make for great business cards, so many high end service providers, such as lawyers, accountants and commercial developers are now giving their custom coins out as a means of promoting themselves or their business offerings.

Challenge coins typically cost $3.00 -$5.00 per coin for a full production run of 100 coins generally speaking.

More specifically though, it depends. Challenge coin pricing is dependent on a variety of factors including size, quantity, and coloration. Your organization’s insignia or logo, as well as the brand standards surrounding it, will often dictate coloration. The level of complexity, industry standards, and personal preference will dictate the size of the coin.

You can view our challenge coin pricing here.

Designing challenge coins is a lot of fun, but there’s also a ton of things to think about before getting started. Luckily, we have years of experience making custom coins, and we’re happy to help you every step of the way.

We have put together a how-to guide that will tell you everything you need to know about challenge coin design.

Challenge Coin Design 101: A How-To Guide For Creating Challenge Coins