We design custom challenge coins for corporate drone programs, public safety UAS teams, and certificated remote pilots. Wherever you fit, we build a coin around your program launch, a unit’s identity, a certification, or an event that matters to you. Free artwork, unlimited revisions, veteran-owned craftsmanship on every order.
Coins for Corporate and Commercial Drone Programs
Drone programs have moved well beyond hobbyists.
- Utility companies use them to inspect power lines and cell towers without sending a crew up in a bucket truck.
- Survey and mapping firms fly them over job sites to capture data that used to take days on foot.
- Agriculture operations use drones to check crop health across large fields.
- Media production teams rely on them for aerial shots that once needed a helicopter.
- Logistics companies are testing drone delivery in ways that barely existed a decade ago.
Motorola Solutions, one of the largest suppliers of public safety communications technology in the world, commissioned the coin shown below for their drone pilots.
A program launch is a natural first occasion for a coin. So is a pilot earning certification or a team hitting a safety milestone. Corporate drone teams are often small, which makes early recognition feel more significant.
We build these coins the same way we build any other custom corporate challenge coins: starting from your team’s own logo, colors, and story rather than a generic template.
Why Drone Teams Carry Challenge Coins
Challenge coins have military roots, and much of that tradition arrived in the drone world by way of operators who came up through military service before moving into corporate or public safety roles.
Drone units are young compared to most groups that carry coins. Many were formed in just the last several years, as companies and agencies built out programs from scratch.
Coins for Public Safety Drone Teams
Police and fire departments increasingly run their own drone programs, often standing up a unit from nothing.
A drone team’s first successful search, a rescue where aerial support made the difference, or a mutual-aid partnership between departments are all real events worth marking.
Even though we regularly design fire department challenge coins, fire and EMS drone teams are still an underserved area. Most of the attention goes to police tactical and air units, where we’ve built plenty of law enforcement challenge coins over the years.
A coin for a fire department’s drone team can lean into what makes that unit specific: search and rescue missions, wildfire mapping, or hazmat scene assessment from the air. The goal is the same as any unit coin – to build it around what this particular team actually does.
Part 107 and Remote Pilot Certificate Coins
Earning a Remote Pilot Certificate under FAA Part 107 is a real milestone, and it deserves to be treated like one. Many pilots compare it to earning a type rating or a qualification badge. It marks a specific point where someone became authorized to fly commercially, not just as a hobby.
A coin built around this milestone doesn’t need to reference specific rules, since the certificate itself is the story. A design can mark the date earned, the pilot’s name, or simply the fact of certification, without wading into regulatory detail that changes over time.
This is a coin occasion nobody has really built a page around yet, even though it happens to every commercial drone pilot at some point.
Designing a Drone Coin That Reads at Coin Size
Good drone coin design comes down to knowing what to leave out. A rotor blade or a small emblem can look great blown up, but shrink it down to coin size and the detail disappears. The stronger move is a handful of bold shapes that stay clear no matter how small the coin gets, with the sculpting doing the work instead of trying to replicate every line.
The Motorola Solutions coin below is a good example of this principle in action. One side carries a single sculpted drone silhouette, rendered in green over a brushed metal base. That restraint isn’t a limitation. It’s the correct answer to a genuinely hard design problem, and it’s why the coin reads clearly from across a room instead of turning into a smudge of gray metal.
About This Motorola Solutions Drone Coin
Motorola Solutions asked for something clean and minimal, awarded to their drone pilots. The brief called for a single color throughout, rather than a full-color design.
The front carries a sculpted drone in brushed silver metal, set inside a green ring. “FAA Certified Drone Pilots” is lettered around the top of that ring, with “Confirm Quality From Above” lettered around the bottom, and a small star on each side. The reverse carries the Motorola Solutions logo.
Every proportion on this coin was worked out carefully. The drone sits centered and balanced, and the green paint over the brushed metal base gives the whole design a clean, finished look without a single wasted element.
Design a Coin for Your Drone Program
Whether you’re outfitting a corporate flight team, standing up a public safety UAS unit, or marking a pilot’s Part 107 certification, we can help you build a coin around it.
- Free professional artwork
- Unlimited design revisions
- Free shipping within the continental U.S.
- 50-coin minimum
- Veteran-owned and operated
New or small drone teams sometimes need a smaller run than a full department order. Tell us your situation, and request free coin artwork to talk through what’s possible.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a drone challenge coin?
A drone challenge coin is a custom coin commissioned for a drone or UAS team, pilot, or program, marking a milestone, a unit’s identity, or a certification earned.
What does UAS stand for?
UAS stands for Unmanned Aircraft System, the term used for a drone along with its controller and supporting equipment.
What is the difference between a UAS and a UAV?
UAV refers to the aircraft itself, the drone. UAS refers to the whole system, including the aircraft, the controller, and the software that operates it.
Do corporate drone programs order challenge coins?
Yes. Companies running drone programs for inspection, survey, mapping, media, or logistics commission coins the same way military and public safety units do.
Do police and fire drone teams order challenge coins?
Yes. Standing up a new unit, a successful search, or a mutual-aid partnership between departments are all common occasions for a drone team coin.
What is FAA Part 107?
FAA Part 107 is the regulation governing commercial drone operation in the United States. Earning a Remote Pilot Certificate under Part 107 authorizes someone to fly commercially.
Do drone pilots get a coin for earning their Remote Pilot Certificate?
Some do. It’s treated as a personal milestone by many pilots, similar to a type rating, and it’s a natural occasion for a coin.
What goes on a drone unit challenge coin?
Designs commonly include a drone silhouette, unit or program identifiers, certification dates, and mission-specific imagery like search and rescue or inspection themes.
Do you design challenge coins for aviation and aerospace teams too?
Yes. Drone, aviation, and aerospace challenge coins all share the same military roots, and we design coins across these fields and many others.
How do you keep propellers and rotors sharp at coin size?
Fine details like rotor blades lose definition when scaled down. The solution is fewer, bolder shapes with strong sculpting, rather than trying to reproduce every line.
What is the minimum order for drone challenge coins?
Our standard minimum order is 50 coins.
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