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    Thursday, November 4th, 2010
    3:26 pm
    Produced The Highest Quality Challenge Coins
    These challenge coins are so popular all over the country and have so respect for them that the Presidents and Ex-Presidents also make use of them for showing their respect in the honor of the slain soldiers at the Oval Office desk. Initially the basic aim behind the distribution of these coins was to instill the feeling of brotherhood and solidarity among the air force and army units but now this trend has been expanded in the other organizations as well. In whichever way they are used, these challenge coins serve the purpose of boosting the morale of the members and increase loyalty towards the organization.

    How it all began
    No one is sure of the exact origin of these coast guard coins and there are several stories doing rounds to trace their origin. One of the famous interesting story that people used to tell is that this custom started at the time of WWII, when the air force pilot was able to save his life by showing one of his medals. At that time the US military force was posted at the occupied Germany; there the West German Pfennig coin was considered as the sign of a penniless person as the value of it was too low as compared to the US dollar. For ensuring every service person carries these coins, the tradition of challenging was made according to which any member may challenge the other for showing the Pfennig. If a person is able to show the coin then he was out of the expense of the drinks. Those who could not produce them had to buy next round of drinks.

    In whatever means this custom started, but now this tradition has become the part of all the military organizations and these challenge coins are carried by the members with full confidence and pride.

    Coast Guard Coins
    The air force have the coast guard coins that are same as the challenge coins in army; as the air force is also the branch of army that serve for the country. Suppose if you are an officer at USCG then you are responsible for distributing the coast guard coins among the unit members so as to lift up their morale. The other purpose of these coins can be to honor any of your unit member for offering distinguished services.

    Though it has become really easy to get these coins but it is not going to devalue the importance of challenge coin. There are many coin makers in the country who specialize in carving out insignias on the metal. Whatever your need is, you can easily get the best coin maker by searching over the internet as because this trend is very popular now.

    You may also get these coins from other countries companies as this coin manufacturing business has not remained limited to the US but China and South Korea have also started it and even offering less price orders.
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