Custom Lapel Pins
Custom design and production word letters gold enamel pins for gifts
A custom gold enamel lapel pin made to your own word or letter design, finished with hand-filled enamel and supplied with a standard pin back. The design shown was produced for a gift set with the word 'Family' in gold enamel on a polished gold finish, and the same process applies to any name, word or lettering you send us. You approve a digital proof before production starts, so the final pin matches your artwork exactly.
MadeTo your artwork, proof approved first
Artwork filesAI PDF JPEG or CDR
Reply timeWithin 8 hours
Express transitAbout 2-4 days worldwide
Detail
What You Get and Who Orders It
Key Benefits
- Your word or lettering is struck into the metal rather than printed or stuck on, so it lasts through repeated wear
- Hand-filled soft enamel colour is baked to resist fading, chipping and wear
- Gold plating is applied after the die strike so the finish stays consistent across multiple pins
- One digital proof covers all pins in a set, so spelling and layout stay correct across variations
- Made in-house to your artwork, so revisions are handled directly by the team doing the production
Where It Is Used
- Corporate gift sets for employee recognition with names or department words
- Graduation gifts with the graduate's name or class year
- Birthday or anniversary gifts with a meaningful word or initial
- Club or team member gifts with a shared word like 'Team' or 'Forever'
- Personalised gifts for family members with names or inside phrases
Who It Is For
- HR and recognition teams sending out employee appreciation gifts
- Schools and universities producing graduation gifts
- Family members creating personal keepsakes
- Promotional product distributors offering custom gift pins
- Event planners needing branded gift items for guests
Problems It Solves
- Stock pins have generic words that do not reflect your wording or recipient
- Printed or stickered pins wear off quickly and look cheap
- Colour mismatch between reorders when different batches use different enamel mixes
- Lettering that blurs or fills in during production when not struck properly
- No way to verify the final design before production begins
Technical Features
- Die struck relief so lettering and outlines remain sharp even at small sizes
- Soft enamel fill leaves the metal edges proud of the colour for a tactile finish
- Choice of polished gold silver or antique plating on the same die
- Standard pin back with rubber clutch for secure fastening
- Optional epoxy dome over the face for extra scratch resistance
Materials
- Zinc alloy or brass body depending on relief depth
- Baked soft enamel colour
- Electroplated gold silver bronze or antique finish
- Standard pin back with rubber clutch
Quality Control
- First struck sample checked against the approved proof before the run continues
- Plating colour compared against the retained reference piece from your previous order
- Enamel checked for pinholes overfill and colour match under daylight lamps
- Each pin bagged individually so faces do not rub in transit
- Count verified against the packing list before the carton is sealed
Customisation Options
- Any word or lettering in any font or layout you provide
- Gold silver and antique finishes available on the same die
- Epoxy dome glitter enamel or antique wash finishes
- Reverse side left blank or fitted for engraving
- Multiple pins in a set with different words or letters from one die
- Optional ribbon or tag for gift packaging
Use Guide
- Send vector artwork where possible so small lettering stays legible when struck
- Keep text above roughly two millimetres tall or it fills in during enamelling
- Decide on gold silver or antique finish before proofing so one die covers all variants
- Order a few extra pins per set to cover replacements or damaged pieces
- Store pins in their bags until presentation to avoid fingerprints on plating
Specifications
| Product Type | Custom word letters gold enamel lapel pin |
|---|---|
| Forming Method | Die struck from your artwork |
| Colour Fill | Soft enamel |
| Finish Shown | Polished gold |
| Attachment | Standard pin back with rubber clutch |
| Artwork Files | AI PDF JPEG or CDR |
| Proof | Digital proof approved before production |
| Diameter and Thickness | TBC with sales team |
| Minimum Order Quantity | TBC with sales team |
Compared With the Alternatives
| Stock pin with printed word | Struck lettering will not peel but requires tooling so it only makes sense above a modest quantity |
|---|---|
| Hard enamel pin | Hard enamel polishes flat and feels more premium but adds polishing time and cost |
| Sticker or label on a pin | Adhesive labels wear off and look temporary, while die struck lettering is permanent |
Manufacturing
How This Piece Is Made
Artwork review and digital proof
Die cutting from the approved proof
Die striking the pin blank
Trimming and polishing
Electroplating
Hand enamel filling and baking
Pin back attachment
Individual bagging and packing
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