DISPUTANTA - Have you ever heard of challenge coins? Maybe you or someone you know has earned one in recognition of extraordinary service. During a follow-up story interview with Three Brothers' ...

JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, Va. - For active duty and retired servicemembers, it is the currency of past days of deployment or of military milestones. This custom-made currency is awarded through ...

Defense Secretary Robert Gates hands a challenge coin bearing his name to a service member at a forward operating base in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, in 2011. Photo by Jason Reed/Getty Images ...

In just a few weeks, one Hoosier member of law enforcement will get a rare recognition: one of the Department of Child Services’ challenge coins honoring “a heroic act that protected a Hoosier child.” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An ancient Greek warrior with a spear emblazoned with the words “Best in the West.” Medallions showcasing Churchill Downs’ iconic ...

Army challenge coins are popular in the United States, and while you are now interested in collecting some, you may not yet know how it started. Curious? Just keep reading! Challenge coins were born ...

WASHINGTON — Since Bill Clinton occupied the White House, commemorative medallions known as challenge coins have been stately symbols of the presidency coveted by the military, law-enforcement ...