Challenge Coins For Sale
While you will see many different types of coins challenge coins are very special coins that are given to service personnel as a way of building their moral and enforcing the image of the entire unit being behind each other, and supporting the various people in the unit.
The tradition of challenge coins began during the First World War. During this time many volunteers joined the United States Army Air Service which was the forerunner to the US Air Force. One of the service lieutenants ordered small, solid bronze medallions or coins to be made. These coins were then presented to the members of his squadron. As one of his squadron mates had never owned anything as valuable as this coin he placed the coin in a leather pouch which he hung around his neck.
When this serviceman was captured by the Germans all of his personal belongings were confiscated. The only item to escape their detection was the challenge coin which was still hanging around his neck. When the army air force man escaped from the Germans he was later captured by the French who mistook him for a German as he was wearing one of their uniforms.
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