Friendship Coin

Front: “Friends Are the Family We Choose”
Back: “Fate Brought Us Close · Choice Kept Us There”

At a glance

• Theme: friendship that has become family
• Good for: a best friend's birthday, a goodbye before a move, years of friendship
• Gift for: a best friend, a brother in arms, a teammate, a groomsman, a friend far away
• Finishes: Antique Bronze (brass alloy), Antique Copper (solid copper)
• Size: 39 mm, about 1 oz, die struck in the USA

The meaning

Friends are the family we choose. Some people come into your life by chance, at school, at work, in the army or on a team, and then stay because you both decided they should.

The back says it plainly: fate brought us close, choice kept us there. It is a coin for the friendship you don't have to explain to anyone.

The design

The front shows two hands meeting in a fist bump, with Friends spelled out letter by letter above, Are and The family below, and We choose along the bottom edge. The back carries Fate brought us close and Choice kept us there, split by a line and framed with stars and fleurons.

On good days and hard days

• On good days, it reminds you who has your back, and to call them more often.
• On hard days, when you feel alone, it reminds you that someone chose you and kept choosing you. Fate brought you close, choice kept you there.

Carry it

Keep it in your wallet or your pocket as a reminder of the person who gave it to you, or carry one each, so you both have the same coin wherever you are.

Give it

This is the gift for a best friend's birthday, a goodbye before someone moves away, a groomsman or a friend who has been there for years. You can buy two, one to give and one to keep.

Specs

• Diameter: 1.54 in (39 mm), about the size of a silver dollar
• Thickness: 2.7 mm
• Weight: about 1 oz (28 g)
• Material: brass alloy (Antique Bronze) or solid copper (Antique Copper)
• Made: die struck, minted in the USA
• Each coin is antiqued with a special patina so it looks like it has already been in circulation. The patina never settles the same way twice, so no two coins look exactly alike. Small variations in color and shading are normal, and they are what make your coin one of a kind.

Questions

What does “friends are the family we choose” mean?
It means the friends who stay become as close as family, not by birth but by choice. The back of the coin says the same: fate brought us close, choice kept us there.

Is it a good gift for a best friend?
Yes. It is made for that: a birthday, a farewell, a thank you, or a gift for groomsmen. You can buy two so you each keep one.

How is it different from the Loyalty Coin?
The Loyalty Coin is about loyalty within a family or a crew. The Friendship Coin is about the friends who became family.

Other coins on the same theme

• Loyalty Coin: blood makes you related, loyalty makes you family
• Family Coin: familia ante omnia, family before everything
• Love Coin: amor vincit omnia, love conquers all

Care: keep it dry and wipe it with a soft cloth. No polishing needed; the aged finish is part of the look.

Original design by EDC Reminder Coins, protected by copyright. We don't take custom orders.