Does Your Law Office Have Its Own Challenge Coins?
Since their introduction in the military, challenge coins have spread into just about every industry that exists. Even though we know every industry makes use of challenge coins in some fashion or another, there are still times when we find a collection of coins from a specific group that surprises us at least a little.
Recently, while looking through a collection of samples here in the office, we came across a group of challenge coins from an industry even we were surprised to see so many different orders from. Even as challenge coins continue to spread throughout law enforcement, law firms aren’t the first places that come to mind when thinking about challenge coin orders. And yet, we managed to find enough coins to create a blog about some of the similarities and differences among these particular types of coins.
Allow Me to Introduce Exhibit A
Most challenge coins, whether they’re created for military, law enforcement or even for corporate employees are created and distributed internally. There are occasions when these coins are created for the public, but more often than not, they’re for the members of the team they were created for. Lawyer and law office challenge coins are more often created for the clients and the public than the members working at the firm.
This is because lawyer and law office challenge coins are more likely to be used as business cards than service awards. As such, the coins we create for these customers require certain information. Phone numbers and websites are common on these coins. Or, for the customers who are a bit more clever, QR codes leading to the firm’s website.
Even in coins that aren’t intended to be used as business cards we see certain similarities. Lady Liberty shows up on a lot of Law Enforcement challenge coins, law office coins are no different in that regard. The Lawfare coin above was created for the followers and supporters of the Lawfare blog, while the Atticus Finch coin was created in celebration of a specific event held by The Law Office of Shane Phelps. Even the Lawfare coin can’t escape the need for a website on the front coin face.
Because these coins are more likely to be used as business cards, they tend to rely on antique plating to keep the contact information easily legible. They also often rely on only one enamel color in their design. This coin from Rebenack, Aronow & Mascolo tosses those conventions out the door in honor of their associate Rachel Holt. The high polish gold plating helps the rainbow colorfill to really shine. There might be certain conventions around lawyer and law office challenge coins, but this coin proves you don’t have to follow them if you don’t want to.
The Verdict Is In
Law enforcement challenge coins are for everyone involved in the justice system. Whether you’re responsible for keeping the streets safe by patrolling a beat or you work hard to make sure everyone has their fair day in court. Judges and other people within the courts who are elected to their positions often have challenge coins created to celebrate a job well done. These lawyer coins are created not in response to a successful political campaign, but to get the word out about the firms responsible for making sure the law is upheld.
How you go about creating your own set of law office challenge coins is up to you. They can be business cards to hand out to potential clients, or they can be tied to major cases and milestones you and your associates hit. They can be quiet and reserved, or they can be flashy and eye-catching. Just like there’s more than one way to practice law, there’s more than one way to create law office challenge coins. Find what’s best for you and your team, and then let us help you bring your ideas into reality.
The defense rests.
