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I am curious if the MP branch has an official challenge coin, if so where can they be purchased?
Challenge Coin
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Trinity said:
It would be helpfull if someone would define "coin" as suggested to in this thread.
And how would any "coin" or "medalion" (even if had a reference or inscription to the MP), be a indicator or identification of the bearer with the MP ?.
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Trinity said:
It appears that your comprehension of this subject is far Superior to mine, so perhaps you would be so kind as to explain the following.
1. Why does one need one ?
2. What is it used for ?
3. How, if, do you use it ?
4. Who requires one ?
5. If discribed as a coin, does it have any monetary value ?
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FastEddy
You're Not.
One doesn't "need" one, but one can purchase one from their 'Kit Shop' to support their Unit/Formation/Branch/Service/CF or whatever.
It is used for exactly what it is called: a challenge. It is also a souvenir.
You pull out your coin and challenge others of your Unit/Branch/etc. to show theirs. It has already been covered here and in other threads. If you have a higher number; you buy the other a drink. If the other doesn't have a/their coin; they buy.
No one really needs one. It is a 'tradition'/Unit quiff/whatever thing.
NO! It can not be used in anyway as currency, unless someone is stupid enough to accept it as such. Its' only monetary value is what you spent to buy it. I am not sure what the depreciation rate on it may be. If it gets you a free drink or two, it probably pays for itself.
I am sure that if you had read some of the other posts mentioning these traditions you would have not had to ask these questions. Hope this helps.
FastEddy
You're Not.
FastEddy said:
One doesn't "need" one, but one can purchase one from their 'Kit Shop' to support their Unit/Formation/Branch/Service/CF or whatever.
FastEddy said:
It is used for exactly what it is called: a challenge. It is also a souvenir.
FastEddy said:
You pull out your coin and challenge others of your Unit/Branch/etc. to show theirs. It has already been covered here and in other threads. If you have a higher number; you buy the other a drink. If the other doesn't have a/their coin; they buy.
FastEddy said:
No one really needs one. It is a 'tradition'/Unit quiff/whatever thing.
FastEddy said:
NO! It can not be used in anyway as currency, unless someone is stupid enough to accept it as such. Its' only monetary value is what you spent to buy it. I am not sure what the depreciation rate on it may be. If it gets you a free drink or two, it probably pays for itself.
I am sure that if you had read some of the other posts mentioning these traditions you would have not had to ask these questions. Hope this helps.
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[qote author=George Wallace link=topic=50281/post-454225#msg454225 date=1159726544]
I am sure that if you had read some of the other posts mentioning these traditions you would have not had to ask these questions. Hope this helps.
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Thank you George, you certainly cleared that up, (probally for a lot of people).
Admittedly, out of the 440833 posts in 27485 topics I certainally missed that one.
In the Search, under Challenge Coin, this is the only listed Thread under this Heading.
Cheers.
I am sure that if you had read some of the other posts mentioning these traditions you would have not had to ask these questions. Hope this helps.
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Thank you George, you certainly cleared that up, (probally for a lot of people).
Admittedly, out of the 440833 posts in 27485 topics I certainally missed that one.
In the Search, under Challenge Coin, this is the only listed Thread under this Heading.
Cheers.
Trinity
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Now that it's been a few days.. I can reply without being sarcastic as
your previous tone would have had me flaming you, which incidentally
is not the point of this post.
Eddy.. I don't know how you spent 10 years in the military without ever
running into the concept of challenge coins. Maybe you were a reservist,
maybe MP's don't socialize with other people, maybe they didn't have
branch challenge coins.. I don't know. I've tried to speculate how you didn't
run into challenge coins over 10 years.
Dissident does make a good point. Wiki or even Google would have turned up the
information you were searching for in mere seconds. Probably would have been
faster than searching "challenge coin" on the site, which incidentally, didn't provide
much info (I checked, you're right... it was pretty poor for info).
So, I've checked my sarcasm at the door and I'm not trying to engage you in
confrontation but I am just curious how you could manage to not
run into any type of challenge coin situation after 10 years in any mess, branch
or even here with the army.ca coin?
your previous tone would have had me flaming you, which incidentally
is not the point of this post.
Eddy.. I don't know how you spent 10 years in the military without ever
running into the concept of challenge coins. Maybe you were a reservist,
maybe MP's don't socialize with other people, maybe they didn't have
branch challenge coins.. I don't know. I've tried to speculate how you didn't
run into challenge coins over 10 years.
Dissident does make a good point. Wiki or even Google would have turned up the
information you were searching for in mere seconds. Probably would have been
faster than searching "challenge coin" on the site, which incidentally, didn't provide
much info (I checked, you're right... it was pretty poor for info).
So, I've checked my sarcasm at the door and I'm not trying to engage you in
confrontation but I am just curious how you could manage to not
run into any type of challenge coin situation after 10 years in any mess, branch
or even here with the army.ca coin?
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I was just curious if they are obtainable. I have collected coins from my old Air Defence unit and Arty unit. So I guess I would say that I collect them for a stupid reason like sentiment.
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Not trying to stir up any shite either but theirs a big different in showing your "tin" and showing your coin. If you get coined, someone's buying a round. I highly doubt there's a round going round after someone's been tinned.
Challenge coins have been around along time. Next time you see a jumper with a white leaf, ask him for his coin. Oh please let it be me........... ;D
Challenge coins have been around along time. Next time you see a jumper with a white leaf, ask him for his coin. Oh please let it be me........... ;D
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Trinity said:
In my ten years in the Provost Corps (permanent force) I had never heard the subject or mention of Challenge Coins, or their existence. In or out of the Mess.
And since that time I have not been aware of their existence as strange as that might seem to you.
I apologize if you mistook my wording and questions to you as sarcastic.
My understanding of the Army.ca Coin, is that it is a memento and souvenir and has no other implications. And that it is not a challenge coin as such. This I gathered from inquiries of Army.ca membership.
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FastEddy said:
No worries about the tone of the other posts.
Sig Des has learned the hard way MANY times from HitorMiss to bring his Army.ca coin with him!
Anyone that I know who has an army.ca coin recognizes it as a challenge coin. Granted I have
5 coins (2 units and 2 trade coins plus army.ca) so I stopped carrying them all around unless
I'm going to anything remotely Army.ca.
Although they were nice to me at the last meet knowing I didn't have mine (probably cause I was a Padre)
