Posts tagged as:

military

3-D Coin Art Garnered from Photographs

Recently, a military customer wanted a 3-D design of a helicopter for one side of his new challenge coin. He didn’t have a drawing that he could send, but he had a photograph. “No problem,” said Paul Stark, president of The Monterey Company, a leading custom-made lapel pin and coin manufacturer. “Send us your photo and we can turn it into a workable design, perfect ...

Read the full article →

Clear Plastic Capsules

Some of the most beautiful designs created at The Monterey Company are on military challenge coins. Some have 3-D molding, dual (silver and gold) plating, diamond cut edging, and inlaid photos. “By the time a challenge coin is created, it’s like a two-sided work of art,” said Paul Stark, president of The Monterey Company that has been creating coins for more than 19 years. “It ...

Read the full article →

3-D Coin Art Garnered from Photographs

Recently, a military customer wanted a 3-D design of a helicopter for one side of his new challenge coin. He didn’t have a drawing that he could send, but he had a photograph. “No problem,” said Paul Stark, president of The Monterey Company, a leading custom-made lapel pin and coin manufacturer. “Send us your photo and we can turn it into a workable design, perfect ...

Read the full article →

The Challenge Coin

A military challenge coin is a coin that bears a unit’s insignia and is carried by its members. Traditionally, these coins are given to prove membership and to enhance morale. Like many other aspects of military tradition, the origin of the challenge coin is debatable. The most common view is that it began during WWI with the U.S. Army Air Service (a precursor to the ...

Read the full article →

Next Entries →