challenge coins
Unit membership keepsakes
Challenge coins are medallions bearing an organization's insignia, traditionally associated with military units but now common in law enforcement, fire departments, and corporate settings.
They commemorate membership, achievement, or participation in significant events.
The "challenge" comes from a drinking game: if someone issues a challenge and you can't produce your coin, you buy the drinks.
He collected challenge coins from every unit he served with.
Individual part or measure
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- squadronMilitary aviation unit
- platoonSmall infantry formation
- regimentColonel-led military unit
brigade · division · deployment · veteran · service · commander · insignia · crest
Honor given for merit
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- appreciationRecognition of worth
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- commendationFormal expression of approval
tribute · honor · excellence · merit · distinction · ceremony · presented · earned
Item preserved for sentiment
- souvenirToken from a trip
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
- heirloomInherited family treasure
memory · nostalgia · memorabilia · sentimental · personal · cherished · reminder · legacy
Kinship among men
- esprit de corpsShared pride among members
- solidarityUnity among allies
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- moraleGroup emotional well-being
loyalty · unity · bonding · teamwork · belonging · identity · membership · initiation
Study of currency
- mintAromatic culinary herb
- limited editionSmall intentional production run
- commemorativeHonoring past events
- seriesOrdered set of related items
rare · auction · display case · collection · trading · value · condition · proof
unit
Individual part or measure
regiment · brigade · division · deployment · veteran · service · commander · insignia · crest · emblem
award
Honor given for merit
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- appreciationRecognition of worth
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
commendation · tribute · honor · excellence · merit · distinction · ceremony · presented · earned · recipient
keepsake
Item preserved for sentiment
- souvenirToken from a trip
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
heirloom · memory · nostalgia · memorabilia · sentimental · personal · cherished · reminder · legacy · passed down
brotherhood
Kinship among men
- esprit de corpsShared pride among members
- solidarityUnity among allies
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
morale · loyalty · unity · bonding · teamwork · belonging · identity · membership · initiation · tradition
numismatics
Study of currency
- mintAromatic culinary herb
- limited editionSmall intentional production run
- commemorativeHonoring past events
series · rare · auction · display case · collection · trading · value · condition · proof · enamel
- collectible tokensarcade token, transit token, subway token, transit tokens, pressed pennies
- military traditionssalute, 21-gun salute, saluting, salutes, honor guard
- commemorative coinsspecial issue
- tokenstoken, tokens, arcade tokens, arcade token, transit token
- ceremonial coinsarras
- military storescommissary, supply depot, sundries, provisions, supplies
challenge coinscurrency
Medium of exchange
legal tender · cash · money · gold bullion · pocket change
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