Lapel Pin Types

The use of lapel pins has become increasingly popular for youth and adults at a wide variety of functions. Lapel pins are also available in many different styles. These styles include hard, soft, and etched enamel pins. You can also choose between die-struck, custom printed, and photo-etched lapel pins as well. The wide range of choices is one of the many reasons that custom made lapel pins are extremely popular. MetalPromo specializes in providing custom made lapel pins that will perfectly meet your needs. Here are the most popular types of lapel pins and why they are the perfect accessory for almost any event.

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Interested in learning more? Here are some of the lapel pin types that MetalPromo offers with free shipping and free custom artwork.

Custom Shape Pins

Soft Enamel pins are the best combination of quality & affordability. Who buys soft enamel pins? Organizations giving away branding pins, Non-Profit Organizations looking to fundraise, Artists retailing hat pins, Youth Sports teams trading pins, and Employers giving pins to employees for recognition. Soft enamel pins are widely popular for many different occasions.

Lapel Pin Types - Custom Shape Pins

Soft Enamel Pins

Soft Enamel pins are the best combination of quality & affordability. Who buys soft enamel pins? Organizations giving away branding pins, Non-Profit Organizations looking to fundraise, Artists retailing hat pins, Youth Sports teams trading pins, and Employers giving pins to employees for recognition. Soft enamel pins are widely popular for many different occasions.

Lapel Pin Types - Soft Enamel Pins

Hard Enamel Pins

Hard enamel pins are available in an almost endless amount of varieties and are the perfect accessory for nearly any event. Hard enamel pins are an excellent option for gifts, rewarding employees, or even trading with friends. A hard enamel pin is initially die-struck, and then a small needle or brush is used to apply the vibrant color. Each hard enamel pin is heated to an extremely high temperature, which results in a bright and smooth finish. 

Lapel Pin Types - Hard Enamel Pins

Offset Printed Pins

Custom printed pins have grown increasingly popular and are a great way to recreate a highly detailed design. These custom printed pins can be used for a wide variety of purposes, whether it is vividly displaying the logo of your company or recognizing the hard work and accomplishments of employees. The design choices for custom printed pins are almost endless, and MetalPromo will even offer free artwork, as customer satisfaction is a top priority.

Lapel Pin Types - Offset Printed Pins

Die Struck Pins

Die struck pins are a great accessory for almost any event, as these classic metal lapel pins have a simple, yet high-quality appearance. Die struck lapel pins are an excellent way to reward individual accomplishment or increase the awareness of a company or a particular organization. These custom metal pins can be uniquely designed in a wide variety of ways to meet your needs and guarantee that you are completely satisfied with the final result.

Lapel Pin Types - Die Struck Pins

3D Pins

Soft Enamel pins are the best combination of quality & affordability. Who buys soft enamel pins? Organizations giving away branding pins, Non-Profit Organizations looking to fundraise, Artists retailing hat pins, Youth Sports teams trading pins, and Employers giving pins to employees for recognition. Soft enamel pins are widely popular for many different occasions.

Lapel Pin Types - 3D Pins

Quick Pins

Do you have a tight deadline and need quick pins as soon as possible with no delays? No problem! MetalPromo offers high-quality pins that are made in the USA, and you can receive these quick pins in as little as four business days. These quick lapel pins are perfect for any event, and you can obtain them within the same week if you order on a Monday by 10:30 AM. MetalPromo specializes in providing the ultimate customer service, and it is our duty to ensure that you are highly satisfied with these top-quality quick pins and that you receive them as quickly as possible.

Lapel Pin Types - Quick Pins

Providing high-quality lapel pins

MetalPromo is a leading company in the production of high-quality custom lapel pins. We offer free shipping and free artwork for all of our products. We also guarantee to match any competitor prices. Satisfying clients is our top priority, and it is our goal to provide the best customer support available.

Interested in learning more about our custom made lapel pins? Feel free to contact us for more information and order your favorite custom lapel pin today!

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Once approved, we create, inspect, and ship your order, with your satisfaction as our priority.

Example of our lapel pins pricing

Soft Enamel Pins
Offset Printed
Hard Enamel Pins
Die Struck Pins
4 Day Quick Pins
3 Day Quick Pins
Soft Enamel or Die Struck
0.50$120.00
$8.08
$4.68
$2.76
$2.23
$1.80
$1.58
$1.34
$1.08
$1.02
$0.98
$0.91
$0.82
$0.77
0.75″$120.00
$8.11
$4.71
$2.79
$2.26
$1.81
$1.59
$1.35
$1.11
$1.07
$1.01
$0.94
$0.85
$0.81
1.00″$120.00
$8.23
$4.84
$2.90
$2.32
$1.82
$1.60
$1.36
$1.19
$1.09
$1.04
$0.98
$0.88
$0.84
1.25″$120.00
$8.41
$5.02
$3.00
$2.36
$1.83
$1.66
$1.41
$1.25
$1.15
$1.10
$1.04
$0.94
$0.88
1.50″$120.00
$8.53
$5.09
$3.07
$2.44
$1.96
$1.67
$1.50
$1.34
$1.26
$1.19
$1.10
$0.97
$0.93
1.75″$120.00
$8.63
$5.14
$3.20
$2.69
$2.11
$1.94
$1.65
$1.52
$1.49
$1.41
$1.30
$1.28
$1.20
2.00″$120.00
$8.73
$5.29
$3.33
$2.85
$2.30
$2.18
$1.86
$1.75
$1.70
$1.61
$1.49
$1.43
$1.34
2.25″$150.00
$9.82
$5.85
$3.84
$3.44
$2.98
$2.65
$2.38
$2.20
$2.15
$2.11
$2.04
$1.88
$1.80
2.50″$150.00
$10.83
$6.62
$4.62
$4.07
$3.80
$3.50
$3.22
$3.04
$2.98
$2.87
$2.71
$2.37
$2.25
2.75″$150.00
$12.29
$7.75
$5.72
$4.94
$4.30
$3.97
$3.63
$3.46
$3.36
$3.24
$3.08
$2.78
$2.65
3.00″$175.00
$13.61$8.83
$6.76
$5.97
$4.86
$4.55
$4.10
$3.90
$3.82
$3.70
$3.54
$3.52
$3.39
3.25″$175.00
$14.83$9.64
$7.68
$6.78
$5.70
$5.07
$4.53
$4.26
$4.08
$4.05
$4.00
$3.91
$3.79
3.50″$200.00
$17.24
$11.20
$8.93
$7.87
$6.62
$5.89
$5.28
$4.95
$4.74
$4.71
$4.66
$4.55
$4.43
3.75″$200.00
$19.81
$12.87
$10.26
$9.04
$7.61
$6.77
$6.06
$5.69
$5.47
$5.41
$5.35
$5.24
$5.11
4.00″$200.00
$22.56
$13.65
$11.49
$10.30
$8.66
$7.72
$6.90
$6.48
$6.23
$6.17
$6.08
$5.97
$5.84
5pc Smpl
25
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Offset Printed 1.2mm
5pc Simple
25
50100200300400500750100015002500500010000
0.50$120.00
$8.06
$4.57
$2.61
$2.26
$1.68
$1.41
$1.31
$1.03
$0.97
$0.93
$0.86
$0.71
$0.67
0.75″$120.00
$8.09
$4.60
$2.62
$2.27
$1.69
$1.42
$1.32
$1.04
$0.98
$0.94
$0.87
$0.72
$0.68
1.00″$120.00
$8.21
$4.72
$2.63
$2.28
$1.70
$1.43
$1.33
$1.06
$1.00
$0.95
$0.88
$0.75
$0.74
1.25″$120.00
$8.39
$4.75
$2.64
$2.29
$1.71
$1.47
$1.34
$1.07
$1.01
$0.98
$0.93
$0.76
$0.75
1.50″$120.00
$8.51
$4.83
$2.67
$2.45
$1.79
$1.58
$1.36
$1.18
$1.13
$1.09
$1.04
$0.89
$0.86
1.75″$120.00
$8.61
$4.92
$2.90
$2.72
$2.13
$1.80
$1.57
$1.45
$1.36
$1.28
$1.18
$0.97
$0.94
2.00″$120.00
$8.71
$5.38
$3.26
$2.89
$2.33
$1.98
$1.69
$1.57
$1.47
$1.42
$1.34
$1.19
$1.10
2.25″$120.00
$9.84
$5.96
$3.61
$3.20
$2.66
$2.34
$2.00
$1.88$1.74
$1.70
$1.65
$1.56
$1.42
2.50″$150.00
$10.75
$6.73
$4.21
$3.71
$3.18
$2.79
$2.34
$2.21
$2.10
$1.94
$1.75
$1.66
$1.64
2.75″$150.00
$11.29
$7.58
$4.73
$4.45
$3.51
$3.12
$2.68
$2.55$2.46
$2.27
$2.01
$1.94
$1.92
3.00″$175.00
$12.61
$8.56
$5.96
$5.48
$3.91
$3.53
$3.09
$2.96
$2.87
$2.63
$2.33
$2.26
$2.24
3.25″$175.00
$13.84
$9.46
$6.80
$6.51
$4.59
$3.93
$3.42
$3.21
$3.04
$2.88
$2.64
$2.51
$2.50
3.50″$175.00
$15.21
$10.61
$7.73
$7.17
$5.33
$4.57
$3.96
$3.73
$3.53
$3.32
$3.06
$2.91
$2.91
3.75″$175.00
$17.78
$12.17
$8.86
$8.25
$6.11
$5.24
$4.55
$4.28
$4.04
$3.81
$3.51
$3.34
$3.35
4.00″$200.00
$20.53
$13.67
$10.03
$9.12
$6.97
$5.96
$5.18
$4.87
$4.60
$4.34
$3.98
$3.80
$3.82
Hard Enamel (HELP)
5pc Simple
25
50100200300400500750100015002500500010000
0.50$160.00
$8.22
$4.79
$2.88
$2.28
$1.83
$1.60
$1.36
$1.11
$1.04
$1.00
$0.93
$0.88
$0.84
0.75″$160.00
$8.26
$4.82
$2.91
$2.31
$1.85
$1.62
$1.38
$1.14
$1.10
$1.04
$0.96
$0.90
$0.86
1.00″$160.00
$8.38
$4.93
$3.02
$2.36
$1.86
$1.63
$1.41
$1.25
$1.15
$1.10
$1.04
$0.94
$0.89
1.25″$160.00
$8.56
$5.11
$3.24
$2.48
$1.87
$1.69
$1.56
$1.46
$1.35
$1.28
$1.19
$1.15
$0.90
1.50″$160.00
$8.78
$5.34
$3.44
$2.72
$2.13
$1.91
$1.71
$1.52
$1.44
$1.35
$1.25
$1.20
$0.96
1.75″$180.00
$9.11
$5.65
$3.68
$2.97
$2.47
$1.99
$1.82
$1.57
$1.63
$1.53
$1.39
$1.32
$1.23
2.00″$180.00
$9.51
$6.08
$3.92
$3.25
$2.71
$2.30
$2.06
$1.79
$1.82
$1.70
$1.54
$1.48
$1.38
2.25″$180.00
$10.80
$6.74
$4.44
$3.79
$3.26
$2.84
$2.55
$2.31
$2.25
$2.19
$2.11
$1.93
$1.82
2.50″$180.00
$12.29
$7.65
$5.58
$4.68
$4.17
$3.79
$3.47
$3.18
$3.21
$3.06
$2.86
$2.43
$2.27
2.75″$210.00
$13.85
$8.90
$6.94
$5.73
$4.72
$4.27
$3.88
$3.64
$3.62
$3.46
$3.24
$2.86
$2.67
3.00″$210.00
$15.46
$10.15$8.23
$6.68
$5.40
$4.91
$4.46
$4.20
$4.07
$3.91
$3.69
$3.62
$3.42
3.25″$210.00
$17.03
$11.08$9.30
$7.74
$6.28
$5.48
$4.92
$4.56
$4.34
$4.27
$4.19
$4.01
$3.81
3.50″$240.00
$19.70
$12.63
$10.51
$9.21
$7.35
$6.56
$5.93
$5.42
$4.89
$4.85
$4.80
$4.68
$4.45
3.75″$240.00
$21.16
$14.08
$11.65
$10.58
$8.46
$7.55
$6.83
$6.24
$5.62
$5.57
$5.51
$5.39
$5.13
4.00″$240.00
$23.38
$15.16
$12.40
$12.06
$9.64
$8.60
$7.78
$7.09
$6.41
$6.35
$6.28
$6.14
$5.86
Soft Enamel or Die Struck
0.50$120.00
$8.08
$4.68
$2.76
$2.23
$1.80
$1.58
$1.34
$1.08
$1.02
$0.98
$0.91
$0.82
$0.77
0.75″$120.00
$8.11
$4.71
$2.79
$2.26
$1.81
$1.59
$1.35
$1.11
$1.07
$1.01
$0.94
$0.85
$0.81
1.00″$120.00
$8.23
$4.84
$2.90
$2.32
$1.82
$1.60
$1.36
$1.19
$1.09
$1.04
$0.98
$0.88
$0.84
1.25″$120.00
$8.41
$5.02
$3.00
$2.36
$1.83
$1.66
$1.41
$1.25
$1.15
$1.10
$1.04
$0.94
$0.88
1.50″$120.00
$8.53
$5.09
$3.07
$2.44
$1.96
$1.67
$1.50
$1.34
$1.26
$1.19
$1.10
$0.97
$0.93
1.75″$120.00
$8.63
$5.14
$3.20
$2.69
$2.11
$1.94
$1.65
$1.52
$1.49
$1.41
$1.30
$1.28
$1.20
2.00″$120.00
$8.73
$5.29
$3.33
$2.85
$2.30
$2.18
$1.86
$1.75
$1.70
$1.61
$1.49
$1.43
$1.34
2.25″$150.00
$9.82
$5.85
$3.84
$3.44
$2.98
$2.65
$2.38
$2.20
$2.15
$2.11
$2.04
$1.88
$1.80
2.50″$150.00
$10.83
$6.62
$4.62
$4.07
$3.80
$3.50
$3.22
$3.04
$2.98
$2.87
$2.71
$2.37
$2.25
2.75″$150.00
$12.29
$7.75
$5.72
$4.94
$4.30
$3.97
$3.63
$3.46
$3.36
$3.24
$3.08
$2.78
$2.65
3.00″$175.00
$13.61$8.83
$6.76
$5.97
$4.86
$4.55
$4.10
$3.90
$3.82
$3.70
$3.54
$3.52
$3.39
3.25″$175.00
$14.83$9.64
$7.68
$6.78
$5.70
$5.07
$4.53
$4.26
$4.08
$4.05
$4.00
$3.91
$3.79
3.50″$200.00
$17.24
$11.20
$8.93
$7.87
$6.62
$5.89
$5.28
$4.95
$4.74
$4.71
$4.66
$4.55
$4.43
3.75″$200.00
$19.81
$12.87
$10.26
$9.04
$7.61
$6.77
$6.06
$5.69
$5.47
$5.41
$5.35
$5.24
$5.11
4.00″$200.00
$22.56
$13.65
$11.49
$10.30
$8.66
$7.72
$6.90
$6.48
$6.23
$6.17
$6.08
$5.97
$5.84
5pc Smpl
25
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Size1003005001,000
1.50"$3.98$2.81$2.38$2.16
2.00"$4.22$3.01$2.64$2.28
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1.50"$4.39$3.11$2.61$2.37
2.00"$4.63$3.33$2.90$2.50
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General Lapel Pin Types 

How long does it take to receive my pins?

Our standard production will vary by pin style, but is typically within 2-3.5 weeks turn time.

What is your minimum order quantity?

The minimum lapel pin order quantity is 25. You can order any quantity as long as it meets our minimum. There are various price point breaks based on quantity that provide some great savings.

What are the most common pin sizes people order?

The most commonly ordered pin sizes .75”-1.25”. While these are the most common sizes, we can do .50”-4.0” large. The size can also depend on your artwork or the details you are envisioning for your design. If there are more details, then we may have to go up in size. We can help you with determining a good size, in those scenarios.

Design Lapel Pin Types 

Shipping Lapel Pin Types 

Is Shipping Free?

We offer free shipping as part of your order package when shipping domestically within the US. We also offer free shipping to military APO / FPO / DPO addresses overseas as support for our Active duty men & women. For all other shipping locations we will provide you with options based on cost & delivery time so you can pick what works best for you.

How Do You Ship?

We have agreements with FedEx, UPS, & USPS to provide shipping to a wide variety of addresses. We Also ship to APO / FPO / DPO addresses for FREE!

Do you ship to APO/FPO addresses?

We do offer shipping to APO / FPO addresses at no extra charge to our service men and women. Please keep in mind that shipping to an APO / FPO address will add 1-3 weeks to the order production and shipping timelines.

Do you offer any rush options?

We can offer rush production during certain times of the year for an extra charge. Our customer care team can answer any questions regarding rush options and availability.

Product Type Lapel Pin Types 

What attachment options exist for my pins?

We have a number of pin attachments that we offer, from magnetic backings to different clutches. You can see all the options

What is the difference between a soft enamel, hard enamel, and offset printed pin?

For soft enamel, you will be able to feel the ridges of the metal separating the colors. For hard enamel, you will have more of a smooth, polished look. For offset printed, we print directly onto the metal and there is a epoxy dome over the top of the pin.

What is the difference between a die struck and die cast pin?

Die struck pins have the designs transferred to a front & back (optional) mold, the raw iron or brass being struck by each mold with enough force to transfer both the raised & recessed areas of the design into the pin metal. Die-Cast molds are fit together and molten zinc metal is injected into the die to create the pin.

Production Lapel Pin Types 

How long do you keep my mold for if I wish to re-order?

We will keep your mold on stock for 3 years. If you need more pins we can easily remake them for you.

What are the pins made out of?

Your pins could be made out of brass, iron, or zinc, depending on design, budget, and aesthetic preferences. When options present themselves we’ll work with you to determine your best option.

Simply put, what is the process from submitting my form to receiving my pins?

We have worked with 1000’s of clients and make the process EASY from start to finish, fast, and pain free.

The 1st step is to submit your pin design ideas and details through our website here or by contacting our customer care team.
We’ll provide you an initial estimate and pin design proof within 24 hours of your submission.
If needed, we offer free revisions until we get the design exactly how you envisioned it.
Lastly, once you approve your final proof and complete the final invoice payment we will send your project to production.

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We made it easy for you to order your next product online! With our fast and friendly service you will get exactly what you wanted in no time at all. Our team has been helping customers for years and we are experts in the business.

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