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Design tips, production know-how and buying guides for custom pins, coins, medals and badges.
Challenge Coin Artwork Requirements: AI, EPS, SVG & PDF Explained
Creating a custom challenge coin starts with good artwork. Before a manufacturer can prepare tooling, the design needs to be converted into…
Custom 3D Challenge Coins: How Relief Depth Affects the Final Design
Custom 3D challenge coins are popular for military units, police departments, fire departments, K9 teams, aviation organizations, corporate recognition programs and commemorative…
Custom Challenge Coins With Cutouts: Design Ideas & Manufacturing Tips
Custom challenge coins with cutouts are a distinctive alternative to traditional solid round coins. Instead of filling the entire metal surface, the…
Common Challenge Coin Manufacturing Problems & How to Avoid Them
Custom challenge coins can look simple, but manufacturing them involves multiple stages, including artwork preparation, tooling, metal forming, polishing, plating, enamel filling,…
Challenge Coin Border Design Ideas for Professional Recognition Products
The border is one of the most useful design areas on a custom challenge coin. It can separate the central artwork from…
How to Check the Quality of Custom Challenge Coins Before Delivery
Ordering custom challenge coins is only the first step. Before the coins are shipped, buyers should have a clear quality-control process to…
Challenge Coin Numbering: How to Add Serial Numbers to Custom Coins
Serial numbering is a useful way to make custom challenge coins more exclusive, traceable and collectible. Instead of producing a group of…
Personalized Challenge Coins: Names, Dates, Numbers & Custom Details
Personalized challenge coins are designed to make a commemorative coin more meaningful by adding information that connects it to a specific person,…
Custom Challenge Coins for Law Enforcement: Complete Design Guide
Custom law enforcement challenge coins are widely used to recognize police officers, specialized units, dispatchers, investigators, K9 teams, academy graduates, retirees and…