After amassing coins from military members who threw out first pitches, Washington’s starting staff decided they needed a coin of their own.

Members of the U.S. military have long had a tradition of giving or exchanging “challenge coins.” The medallions have no monetary value; they come in various shapes and sizes, but most are about the ...

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.” ...

During a visit to the Pentagon in 1997, Gen. George Joulwan handed sculptor Marty Heffron a challenge coin. In the military, a challenge coin is a small, highly-prized medallion that symbolizes pride, ...

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