What Are Spinner Challenge Coins?
Creating a spinner coin is just as easy as creating any other type of challenge coin. It all starts with an idea - your idea!
Diving into the World of Spinner Coins
Just as the name suggests, spinner challenge coins are custom-made coins with a spinning element. The spinner could be in the center of a coin or it could be on the surface of the coin, and it can be just about any shape! What’s important is that there is something that spins, making these types of interactive coins one of the most popular options for any customer looking to up the ante on the next challenge coin order!
Common and Not-So-Common Spinner Coin Designs
Over the years, we’ve made all kinds of spinner coins. Some have a similar set up while others defy traditional categories. Below, we’ve outlined some of the basic ways our customers create custom spinner coins, but don’t feel limited by what you see here! We’re always on the lookout for a new and exciting way to make a new type of spinner coin!
- Rotating Center Disc Spinners: The most common style, where the inner circle rotates within an outer ring. This area can feature logos, emblems, and contrasting designs on each side! The rotating centerpiece doesn’t have to be round - we’ve made school coins with central spinners in the shape of mascots, letters, and other fun important school symbols! If you have a fun idea, let us know and we’ll make it happen!
- Mounted Spinners: Instead of having a central spinner, mounted spinners are on the surface of the coins. These types of spinners can look like propellers, a compass dial, or even a spinning baseball! Some of these spinners are big, others are small, but the result is always something that people just can’t put down
- Misc. Spinners: You don’t have to limit yourself to just a central rotating spinner or a spinner on the surface of your coins. There are some ideas that fall into their own category like a cowboy boot-shaped coin with a spinning spur on the heel or fidget spinner coins that rotate around a central pivot point! If you have a fun idea that you don’t see here, let us know and we’ll make it happen!
How to Design a Spinner Challenge Coin
Creating a spinner coin is just as easy as creating any other type of challenge coin. It all starts with an idea - your idea!
Depending on who the coins are for, where you plan on awarding the coins, and a few other factors, your design might take inspiration from an important team mascot, brand logo, or another source of important imagery.
Share those details with our sales team, and let us know that you would like to see a spinner coin! You can share reference artwork, important colors, and wording to include in the design, and you can let us know what pieces of the design you’d like to actually spin. Whether it’s a mascot’s face, the fans of a turbine engine, or the needle of a compass, we can make it work!
Artwork and revisions are always free, and we’ll supply a digital proof that illustrates how the spinning feature will actually work when the coins are finished! This ensures you know you’re getting exactly what you were looking for! You can fill out a free quote form to get started, or reach out to our sales team for a copy of our spinner design template! The template will help you outline your ideas and give our art team everything they need to bring your vision to life!
