Special Military Challenge coins

Military challenge coins are a part of the military uniform which serves as a hidden identity. This hidden identity is used in case of any kind of emergency. There are several different styles of the challenge coins that are a part of the military force. Each regiment and unit has their own monograms and writings which depict the regiments’ logo. These logos are given to the mints by the different units themselves and each one of them has a copyright which cannot be used in any circumstances even after several years.

The military challenge coins are not just a good way to make the new recruits feel a part of the military by giving them a secret identity but it is also important for them to know that all these people have to make sure that they carry these coins with them at all the time which include off duty and on duty hours. There are two basic ways through which the presence of these coins are usually checked out by most seniors;

1      The senior slams down hard his military challenge coin on a hard surface to alert all the young recruits present in hearing range to show their coins and all those who do not have their coins with them or are not able to show their coins in a matter of a few seconds have to buy a round of drinks to all.

2     Another way of challenging the military challenge coins is to call out to all the recruits present to show their coins.

In any case if the coins are lost or are stolen, the case has to be reported to the unit immediately so that some kind of action can be taken. On account of carelessness and losing the coin because of its very strict military action is taken against such a soldier.

The military challenge coins are minted in several different ways but actually the history goes back to the World War I when the air force fraternity gave all the soldiers the coins of the same kind which helped these pilots to save their lives and prove their identity as local soldiers on the border and not of the enemy army. Professional artists are designing the coins now and all kinds of designs and colors can be added to the coin to add to their beauty. These coins are a part of the military and cannot be passed on to anyone until and unless the coin is not worth anything anymore. The shape of the military challenge coins may differ according to the demand of the unit head and a group of people can decide about the shape as the price of the minting of a different shaped coin differs and gets higher. In the Air Force the coin can be shaped as a fighter jet, for the army it can be shaped as a tank or a rifle and similarly for the navy it can be shaped as a naval ship or a submarine.