Coast Guard Challenge Coins
Posted by dunitzsantrino on December 5th, 2014
A tradition which started with the members of the US Armed forces and spread to the national forces like the navy, air force, firefighters, police, coast guard and customs, the challenge coins signify the teams identity and brotherhood. The tradition of honoring continues even today among organizations, companies, sports teams and more.
Challenge coins are metal coins that allow you to affiliate you with a person, organization or many other things. Although they are not very expensive, can have values in several hundreds of dollars.These coins can be purchased or custom made also. There are many who have a collection of challenge coins, either as a hobby or even for its value and resale. Owning a challenge coin is like owning a piece or an organization’s history. While purchasing a challenge coin we have to be careful to check it’s geniunity as there are fake coins for sale too. It is good to take helpful advises from a professional before purchasing the coins.
Coast Guard Challenge coins capture the very essence of team spirit and instill pride of those that carry them are given as awards, gifts and great for a collection. From ancient times these have evolved from simple designs to more complex and different varieties, this is due to the growth in production or making and crafting methods. In the olden times challenge coins were a simple brass coin with unclear emblem, but today it is custom made according to the choice of the organization.These are moderately priced.
Coast Guard coins are dedicated to the coast guard personnel who service, sacrifice and safeguard the coast of their country. These coins are presented to the coastguards for their long established tradition of excellence. These coins are of different types and are given on various occasions to push up the morale of the personnel.
The purpose of a Police challenge coin is to instill brotherhood, a sense of unity and pride and a connection to the police department. The coin is a reminder that one is not alone to enforce the law. It serves as a reminder of support to each member both on and off duty and through the good and tragic times in lives. It creates a respect in their hearts towards their profession of the Police department. Therefore the coin is given all respect and honor to uphold the values and commitment to the community and courage to face dangerous situations.
The police department has different challenge coin to commemorate various occasions. The Police challenge coins are colored in red, white and blue on this the seal rests, with the inscription “Humble police Department’. It is surrounded by a black band and has six stars in gold and the united states and Texas flag, and on the other side of the coin it has the inscription ‘In God we trust’ and at the low end ‘In Others We Search’. The inscriptions are in gold, with the seal of the badge in blue and gold in the center. These coins are a matter of pride to its owner.
