Charlotte Badge
Charlotte Lapel Pin features the city’s crown logo, Queen City heritage motifs, and enamel detailing. Ideal for B2B tourism promotions, civic employee recognition, and regional commemorative gifts.
| Feature | Description |
| Material | High-quality Zinc Alloy (eco-friendly and long-lasting) |
| Plating | Unique Electroplating (scratch-resistant, vibrant colors) |
| Size & Thickness | Standard 2-inch size, 2mm thickness (fully customizable dimensions) |
| Customization | Tailored designs, sizes, quantities, and packaging |
| MOQ | Minimum Order Quantity: 50 pieces (flexible bulk pricing for large orders) |
Charlotte Lapel Pin Description
Product Details – Charlotte Lapel Pin Description
Celebrate the Queen City’s vibrant spirit and distinctive identity with the official Charlotte Lapel Pin. Featuring the iconic crown logo—a symbol universally recognized and organically embraced by the community as the driving force behind Charlotte’s brand identity . This design represents the city’s namesake, Queen Charlotte, and embodies the “bold, vibrant, and exciting” energy of a city that has become a leading hub for business, culture, and opportunity in the Southeast .
Made from durable metal with a premium enamel finish, the pin offers long-lasting color brilliance and scratch resistance — ideal for city employees, business leaders, tourism professionals, residents, and organizations seeking authentic Charlotte-themed promotional merchandise .
Each pin features a secure butterfly clutch backing to ensure it stays firmly attached to blazers, lanyards, conference badges, and bags, perfect for city government meetings, business conferences, tourism events, or everyday wear as a badge of Charlotte pride.
Charlotte Lapel Pin Technical
| Parameter | Specification |
| Material | Zinc Alloy |
| Plating Type | Electroplating |
| Standard Size | 2 inches (customizable) |
| Thickness | 2mm (adjustable upon request) |
| MOQ | 50 pieces |
| Production Lead Time | 10-15 business days (varies by order size) |
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Charlotte Lapel Pin Applications
Application Fields of the Charlotte Lapel Pin
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City Government & Civic Events
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Worn by city employees, elected officials, and public servants during council meetings, municipal functions, and official ceremonies to represent their affiliation with the City of Charlotte.
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Presented to employees for years of service, retirement recognition, and outstanding contributions to city operations.
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Tourism Promotion & Visitor Engagement
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Distributed by the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority (CRVA) as part of place branding initiatives to promote the region and attract visitors .
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Given to visitors at welcome centers, tourism events, and hospitality venues as a memorable keepsake connecting them to the “entire experience” of Charlotte .
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Economic Development & Business Partnerships (B2B)
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A refined B2B corporate gift for the Charlotte Chamber, Center City Partners, Charlotte Regional Partnership, and similar entities to use for promoting business investment and brand recognition .
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Presented to companies investing in Charlotte, reinforcing the “shared story” that supports economic development opportunities .
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Conventions & Major Events
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Distributed to attendees at conventions, conferences, and major events hosted in Charlotte, serving as a promotional item encouraging visitors to connect with the region.
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Included in registration materials and speaker gift bags at city-hosted gatherings.
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Community Celebrations & Cultural Festivals
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Featured at local festivals, cultural events, and community gatherings celebrating Charlotte’s diversity and energy .
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Sold or distributed as merchandise representing the “bold, vibrant and exciting” character of the Queen City .
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Approved Partner Merchandise Programs
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Produced and sold by “approved partners” authorized by the city to use the crown logo on goods for public sale, subject to licensing agreements .
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Featured in retail locations as official Charlotte-branded merchandise.
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FAQS
Where can I get a challenge coin made?
At GT Gifts a qualified custom challenge coin manufacturer, the ordering process is very easy for you to operate.
Sending us your challenge coin request, you only need to follow each step and select your favorite choice. Artwork Design-Mold Making—Die Casting—Stamping—Die Struck—Split from Outlet—Polishing—Painting —Baking—Packing—Delivering.
How many colors can I use in custom coins?
At GT Gifts, all the challenge coins and lapel pins use international pantone colors. If you add one color, the price is $0.1 per color. The screen printing is not limited. But the more color it is, the more expensive the price is.
How to create custom challenge coins?
How do you make custom made challenge coins? Our all custom coins are made of metal like iron, brass, and zinc alloy. Different crafts use different metals to get a perfect effect. Our custom challenge coins use different plating to get fantastic effects.
Especially, custom double plating coins are very popular among customers. Our coins include die-struck challenge coins and die-cast challenge coins. Make your own coins with GT Gifts.
Do challenge coins have regular shapes, thickness, and size?
Not always. It depends on your needs. We can create custom-shaped challenge coins for you with the best quality. Welcome to design specially shaped coins like cut-out shapes!
Most of them require 2″ in size. The standard thickness of our custom coins is 3.0mm, if you need 3D more high, it can be realized, usually our 3D highest 9.5mm edges 3.5mm. Meanwhile, different coin sizes can be welcomed.
Can you create different edges for custom challenge coins?
Of course. As we know, different edges can create perfect effects. Therefore, we provide you like Standard edge, Rope edge, Leaft edge, Cross cut edge, Spur edge, Oblique line edge, Bezel edge, and so on. You can know more information on our web www.gt-gifts.com
What type of artwork do you accept?
JPG, PDF, PNG, EPS, AI, etc. If you want to send your picture in other forms, you have other forms, also send us freely. We have own designer to help you exchange it.
How much do custom coins cost?
The challenge coin prices depend on the size of the required currency and the options. Please refer to the challenge coin pricing from our online quotation system cheap challenge coins. We’re sure that you won’t find any other best challenge coins than ours.
GT Gifts doesn’t have any requirements for your order quantities. Custom challenge coins no minimum! But there is a below-minimum fee.
Must I pay a mold fee when customizing coins?
When you customize your coins the first time, a mold fee needs to pay. But our mold fee is free in the next two years and we will keep it in our mold room.
If I have a favorite picture. Can you use it in my coin design?
Before the production of your order, you can cancel it at any time and are entitled to our money back. However, once your product has molding or been finished, we won’t cancel it. If you get a defective product, we will either re-make your order free of charge or give a discount. But this is rare!
How to pay for your order of coins?
You can pay for your order online Paypal or t/. Production will begin as soon as your payment is received.
What are UV printed coins?
The UV printed coins are made with printing crafts. They can 100% show your design with vivid colors and patterns. If too many colors can not realize on enamel colors filling,usually we suggest UV printing.
What is the turnaround time for challenge coins?
Our shortest turnaround time is typically 7-15 days for production, with 3-5 days for shipping. If you are not in a hurry to receive the items, longer turnaround times will offer a shipping discount. It ranges from 15, 20, and 30 working days, with a 10, 20, and 30 percent discount accordingly.
Can I order this design from your website?
All images in the gallery and exhibition and their designs are the copyrighted designs of our customers. You cannot order someone else’s design without their explicit permission.
What are the challenge coins made out of?
Typically, our challenge coins are either made of Brass or zinc.
What metal finish options are available?
There is shiny gold, shiny silver, shiny copper, shiny black nickel, two tone, antique gold, antique brass, antique silver, antique copper, two tone, and rainbow finish.
What is the difference between 2D and 3D?
With a 2D coin, the surface will be flat, and the metal line work that makes up the design will be raised, with the top of the line flat. With a 3D coin, the surface will be raised, and the design will be detailed and rounded off to give it a 3D effect. 3D will be more expensive.
A 2D coin only has two levels, one raised level over a lower recessed level, 3D coins have infinite levels of raised and recessed detail, allowing for sculpted images and rounded edges with more realistic depth on a coin’s metallic surface.
