Two Challenge Coins

Above, the obverse of the Super Celebration coin. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The blog post on the Niue 85th Anniversary of Superman reminded me of the challenge coin commemorating the 100 years of Jerome Siegel, Jerome Shuster and George Reeves from 2014 that was celebrated in the "Super Celebration" in Los Angeles, Studio City and Tarzana that included a luncheon and plaque dedication.

The coin made for the Super Celebration is actually an better-looking coin compared to the "faceless" ones being issued by the New Zealand Mint for the island nation of Niue.

For the fun of it, I checked Google and didn't find any of these coins for sale. Attendees of the event were given these coins and it appears they're hanging on to them.

As I mentioned in an earlier blog post, I have a few challenge coins in my collection. The most recent one was from the clampout at Tombstone, Arizona issued by the Lost Dutchaman Chapter of E Clampus Vitus.

Another one that I have was from the Gen. George Patton Museum in Chiraco Summit, California. It honors World War II U.S. General George S. Patton.

Here is the obverse:

Here is the reverse: