Military Challenge Coin Challenge

here are a few coins that I have received recently.
I wont go into detail other than I what I did was a good deed (dont want to bore you)
Hope you enjoy

-Shrek

 

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Hey, Shoewrecky, those are impressive! I like the ones shaped like a dog tag. I have a similar one I'll post when I get a pic of it.

 

LOL! I guess I'm not sweet enough to hold the 'krispy creme' handle.

I wish I could offer something to this thread but I can only say that I'm learning about these Military coins right here! ...and that's the great thing about CT whether you have something to share or are just enthusiastic about something, there's always something new every time you drop in. :hammer:

 

Cant wait to see them!! As a military collector i like everything
Military

 

Ricardo Montalban I am not but here's a bit of sage advice, Beware Romulans Bearing Gifts

 

Here's one from a tank battalion...

Military Branch: U.S. Army
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment
Description: 2-69 Armor is a M1 Abrams tank battalion with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the 3rd Infantry Division. "Speed and Power!"

 

And here is how I remember the old boy....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIL3fbGbU2o

Doug's gonna have a field day tomorrow....

 

3rd Brigade, 24th Infantry Division

Military Branch: U.S. Army
Unit: 3rd Brigade, 24th Infantry Division
Description: I carried this coin when I served on the brigade commander's staff. This is one of the more colorful coins in my collection with one side nearly completely enamled with the red, green, and yellow leaf emblem of the 24th division. The other side is a great example of how these coins are somtimes identified with a serial number. The eagle at the top is the rank insignia of an army colonel because these coins were only given out by the brigade commander who was a colonel. "Sledgehammer" was the nickname of our brigade and that is why you see the hammer on the back.

 

Posting each individually would take way too long. If you want to see any in peticular then I'll take a pic of it but just try to zoom in and look. The second is to compare the size verses a regular cent.

 

I love that one! So slick! ...but those "small Chryslers" were huge!

 

So yeah.. i think i win and you all owe me a beer

 

Love the collection, wokeupscreamin! Especially those sporting the old crossed cannons. :thumb:

 

3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division

Military Branch: U.S. Army
Unit: 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division

This is probably my favorite challenge coin by far. It is the largest and most detailed of all the ones I have. All of the units in the brigade are represented on this coin. At the top is an M1 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle to represent the three infantry battalions in the brigade. At the 3 o'clock position is an M1 Abrams tank to represent the armor battalion. At the 9 o'clock position is an M109 howitzer to represent the artillery battalion. At 5 o'clock is a bull dozer to represent the engineer battalion. And the 7 o'clock position has a HEMT truck to represent the transportation and support battalion.

The other side of the coin has the unit crest and nickname "Sledgehammer". Because this coin was issued by both the brigade commander and the brigade command sergeant major, both are represented on this side of the coin. The left sledgehammer (Hammer 6) represents the brigade commander and features the colonel rank insignia in the background. The sledgehammer on the right (Hammer 7) represents the brigade's command sergeant major and features his rank insignia in the background. Although it is hard to read in this image, the scroll at the very bottom is where the serial number is engraved, 1113.....there's that pesky "13" again.

 

Sewjr I am jealous of your collection! You have some awesome coins. Because of that I want to earn more coins now

 

So are all these considered challenge coins?? Or are some tokens
And medallions???:kewl:

 

Here's a couple of general officer's coins. The one shaped like a dog tag is cool because it came from General Gary Luck who was the top general in Korea when I was serving over there in the 90's. The round one with the one-star flag was given to me by the commanding general of one of my former units.

 

I'm actually jealous of your's and wokeupscreamin's collections. Both are very impressive. I don't consider myself a collector of these things. I just have the ones that were given to me during my military career. They are more or less keepsakes. But I have always enjoyed seeing all the different ones that are given out by the various military units. I can't wait to see more that may get posted on here.

 

The detail and art work is amazing!! Congrats again on your collection!!

 

mpcusa, I don't know that I understand the technical differences between what makes something a "token" or "medallion". But what I can tell you is that in the military all of these objects are called "coins" regardless of their actual size, shape, or type of metal. So even the unique ones that aren't actually round are still called coins in military tradition. There are countless bars and table tops in many an officer's or NCO clubs throughout the world that are pitted and scarred from having these heavy "coins" slapped down on them during a challenge. Looking at some of my coins, you can tell that they've seen their fair share of challenges because the scarring goes both ways sometimes. Lol.