Custom Christmas Coins and Medallions Spread Holiday Cheer

We’ll admit, when you think of custom challenge coins and medallions, Christmas decorations probably are not the first thing that comes to your mind. 

You might be surprised to learn that custom medallions can be great additions to any Christmas tree, and Christmas coins make excellent stocking stuffers and office party gifts.

It’s easy to turn medallions, medals and even coins into outstanding decorations to celebrate the holidays. They’re not that far from Christmas decorations to begin with. Let’s take a look at how they can help make any Christmas merry and bright.

A Brief History of Christmas Ornaments

To begin, let’s take a look at when and where Christmas ornaments in general originated. 

Decorations predate the Christmas tree, and even the celebration of Christmas itself. In the Middle Ages, holiday decorations to mark the winter solstice included evergreen branches and fruits and nuts. 

Over time, the Christmas tree became a fixture in many European homes during the season, often decorated with lighted candles. 

By the mid-16th century, German craftsmen created handcrafted baubles of glass, which many consider the first true ornaments as we know them today.  Over the succeeding decades, others began mass producing ornaments worldwide, including in the United States. 

Today, you can buy glass, plastic, or even metal ornaments be made in many shapes, sizes and styles.

Custom Christmas Medallions

Using modern production techniques, a supplier of custom coins can turn virtually any design into a medallion instead of a coin. With an attached ribbon, you can hang them on your Christmas tree right out of the box.

Why would you want to? That’s easy. Christmas medallions are one of the most versatile gifts you can give. Whether it’s a wedding, a kindergarten graduation, a Ph.D. earned, a military promotion or successful deployment, why not commemorate it with custom keepsakes?

Unlike ordinary ornaments, Christmas medallions can be personalized in any way you wish. You can celebrate your nephew’s Law Enforcement Academy graduation, your daughter’s new job, your son’s marriage, anything you want. And custom coins and medallions are inexpensive enough that you can have enough for the entire family.

For a business or nonprofit, Christmas medallions are an outstanding way to celebrate at the office party. Give everyone in the office a medallion to hang on the Christmas tree as a celebration of your first year in business, a successful expansion, winning a large contract, or just to say Happy Holidays to them.

Christmas Coins

Custom Christmas coins are another way to recognize both the holiday and the people who receive the coin. You can design coins with just about any kind of Christmas image you can imagine. On the reverse side, it’s easy to personalize the coins to celebrate specific people or events.

For example, Christmas coins make excellent staff gifts for the office Christmas party. Use them to celebrate a good business year, a successful new product rollout, or sales team accomplishments.

Christmas Coins at Work

It’s well-known that custom challenge coins given in the workplace help boost office morale and foster a sense of camaraderie among coworkers and team members. Christmas coins and medallions or ornaments are a way to show your dedicated employees that their efforts are appreciated, not just at Christmas, but throughout the year.

Promotional Christmas Coins and Medallions

Christmas coins aren’t just for employees, either. They can be an outstanding promotional giveaway for customers. An attractive, holiday-themed gift helps create goodwill among customers, clients and prospects, especially if it’s something they can display or hang on their Christmas tree.

Christmas Medallions for Students.

Give your students a festive treat for the holidays, with custom medallions they can wear or hang on their family tree at home. It’s a fun way to celebrate holidays and the winter break. Of course it’s important to keep in mind that not every student’s family celebrates Christmas. Be sure to have an alternative design that’s still fun for those students too.

Other Holiday Coins

In a business setting, if you’re sensitive to customers or staff who might not observe Christmas, you can always create a design that’s not specific to a particular faith. “Happy Holidays” is a phrase that can apply virtually any of the multiple celebrations, both religious and secular, that take place in December. A Winter Carnival-type design is another option.

New Year’s coins are a terrific way to ring in the new year. Feature a design that includes the upcoming year and a scene that represents good fortune and hope for the year ahead. They can be a wish for a positive new year, and a fond farewell to the preceding one. Start a tradition with a new coin each year, and they’ll become collectible as a unique series.

Fundraising Holiday Coins 

For nonprofit organizations, custom Christmas medallions and coins can be an outstanding fundraising tool. Affordable to purchase, especially in bulk, they can be sold at a price low enough that just about anyone who wants one can afford them. Many people are happy to donate to nonprofits in the holiday season, and custom medallions and coins give you an opportunity to give donors a keepsake to celebrate the season.

Designing Christmas Coins and Medallions

If you want to make your custom Christmas medallions or coins truly memorable, make them personal. It’s easy to include a traditional holiday scene on one side and a personalized message on the other.

Be sure to include something meaningful to your intended audience. That can include the recipients’ names, the department they work for, the project they completed or anything else you’d like. 

Ordering Christmas Medallions and Coins

At ChallengeCoins4Less.com, we’ve been crafting top quality coins and medallions for all occasions for 20 years. Our talented artists can help you create a design that’s perfect for your holiday festivities, even adapting your business logo if you’d like. Call or email us today to find out how easy it can be to order custom holiday medallions and coins that your recipients will be sure to appreciate and enjoy.