Front: “Home of the Free, Because of the Brave”
Back: “Those Who Serve Deserve Honor, Respect, Thanks”
At a glance
- Theme: saying thank you for service
- Good for: Veterans Day, Memorial Day, a homecoming, retirement from service, a deployment
- Gift for: veterans, active duty service members, military families, first responders
- Finishes: Antique Silver (brass alloy), Antique Bronze (brass alloy)
- Size: 39 mm, about 1 oz, die struck in the USA
The meaning
The front turns the last line of the national anthem around. America is the land of the free and the home of the brave, and the coin says why: home of the free, because of the brave. Freedom has a cost, and somebody pays it.
The back says what a handshake sometimes can't: those who serve deserve honor, respect and thanks.
The design
On the front, a bald eagle and a waving flag rise behind a battlefield cross: a rifle standing upright with a helmet on top and boots at its base, the traditional tribute to a fallen soldier. The back carries a large star with DESERVE across a banner, and honor, respect and thanks around it.
On good days and hard days
- On good days, it is a proud reminder of service, and of the freedom it protects.
- On hard days, when memories of service weigh heavy or the transition home is hard, it says what many forget to say: those who serve deserve honor, respect and thanks.
Carry it
It is a quiet way to carry your service with you. One veteran wrote that any veteran would be proud to have this coin, and that they are.
Give it
It is a simple, lasting thank you for Veterans Day, a homecoming, a retirement from service or a Memorial Day visit. Units, VFW posts and families use challenge coins like this one to mark service. Give one to the veteran in your family and let the back do the talking.
Specs
- Diameter: 1.54 in (39 mm), about the size of a silver dollar
- Thickness: 2.7 mm
- Weight: about 1 oz (28 g)
- Material: brass alloy (Antique Silver, Antique Bronze)
- Made: die struck, minted in the USA
- Each coin is antiqued with a special patina so it looks like it has already been in circulation. The patina never settles the same way twice, so no two coins look exactly alike. Small variations in color and shading are normal, and they are what make your coin one of a kind.
Questions
What is a good thank you gift for a veteran?
Something they can keep. A challenge coin is a tradition in the military, and this one says thank you on both sides.
What is the symbol on the front?
A battlefield cross: a rifle with a helmet and boots, the traditional memorial for a fallen soldier, with an eagle and the flag behind it.
Is it a good Veterans Day gift?
Yes. Its message was written for exactly that: honor, respect and thanks.
Other coins for those who serve
- Improvise Adapt Overcome Coin: change the plan, never the goal
- Molon Labe Coin: come and take them
- Invictus Coin: master of my fate
- Family Coin: for military families
Care: keep it dry and wipe it with a soft cloth. No polishing needed; the aged finish is part of the look.
Original design by EDC Reminder Coins, protected by copyright. We don't take custom orders.