Hi
With regard to new structure (see here https://en.numista.com/forum/topic144308.html) I am playing some days now with a thought of branching out the sub-category of Challenge coins. I have been writing on this forum before on this topic, but only as a distinct subgroup. I know for a fact, that at least Slovenian Army has issued around or maybe even well over 2000 different pieces of Challenge coins (US is another ball game, way upper league). Based on these numbers I would propose to divide even further this subgroup into these sub-categories:
- Military Challenge coins (may also be divided by as general Air Force, Navy, Marine, Coast Guard and Army and specific as Commanders, Events…)
- Historical Challenge coins (military missions, operations, wars…)
- Police Challenge coins
- Firefighter Challenge coins
- Patriotic Challenge coins
- Spiritual Challenge coins
Other?
- University Challenge Coins
- Sports Challenge Coins
- Custom Challenge Coins (all others)
Some more links to get more familiarized:
https://militarybest.com/military-challenge-coins.html
https://www.pinprosplus.com/post/types-of-challenge-coins
https://www.elitecustomcoins.com/different-types-of-challenge-coins/
I guess these “specialized” sites should know better…
I would also question the sub-category type “Membership medals”, whether is it a good name for a group.
LP