Front: “The only rule is to follow your own compass”
Back: “Trust your journey · Embrace your path”
At a glance
- Theme: finding your own direction
- Good for: graduation, leaving home, a gap year, a big trip, a new path nobody else understands
- Gift for: a graduate heading out, a traveler, a sailor or boat owner, someone choosing their own road
- Finishes: Antique Silver (brass alloy), Antique Bronze (brass alloy)
- Size: 39 mm, about 1 oz, die struck in the USA
The meaning
Sooner or later everyone gets advice about which way to go. The front of this coin gives the one rule that matters: follow your own compass. Other people's maps were drawn for their trip.
The back is for the uncertain stretch after the decision: trust your journey, embrace your path. Some of the best routes only make sense looking back.
The design
The front shows a bearded pirate captain at the ship's wheel, a hook for one hand and a skull and crossbones flag flying behind him. The back is a detailed compass rose, its points running out to the rim, with an anchor and a W for west at the edge.
On good days and hard days
- On good days, it celebrates the road you chose, even when it looked strange to everyone else.
- On hard days, when you feel lost or second guess your direction, it brings you back to your own compass: trust your journey, embrace your path.
Carry it
It fits a wallet, a backpack or a pocket for the road. One customer called it an outstanding medallion with excellent weight and detail; another simply says it is so awesome they love it.
Give it
It is our pick for a graduate leaving home, and it suits anyone setting off on a big trip or a new path. One customer gave it to their cousin for his birthday, and wrote that he cherishes it. It also makes a good gift for sailors and boat owners.
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 graduation gift for someone leaving home?
Something small that goes with them. This coin says it plainly: follow your own compass, trust your journey.
Is it a challenge coin?
Yes, it is a die struck challenge coin, 39 mm and about 1 oz.
How is it different from the Pirate Coin?
The Pirate Coin is about leading boldly. The Pirate Compass Coin is about choosing your own direction.
Other coins you might like
- Pirate Coin: think like a captain, act like a pirate
- Alis Volat Propriis Coin: flying on your own wings
- Per Aspera Ad Astra Coin: the long climb to a big dream
- Liberty Coin: live free
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.