Ice Station Zebra, LLC

10/15/2026

Featured in the collection: Ohio State Highway Patrol – Criminal Interdiction Unit.

The 3D relief and antique bronze finish on this coin make the craftsmanship stand out immediately:

• Obverse: Trooper skull in the signature campaign hat, set against an engraved flag motif and flanked by Ohio's major travel corridors (I-70, I-71, US-23, I-75, and I-80).

• Reverse: Detailed interdiction truck, an alert German Shepherd K-9 partner, and the official unit crest.
Pieces like this aren’t just collectibles; they commemorate the focused, high-stakes work that happens across our interstates every day.

What kind of challenge coins do you like seeing highlighted most—tactical units, historical emblems, or K-9 handlers?

09/15/2026

Badge 57 is back on the clock.

Afternoon Shift never stops moving. This piece captures it front and back: the skull behind aviators, city skyline burning orange as the sun drops, cruiser lights just catching the last of the daylight. Flip it, and you get the real deal, the actual Highway Patrol seal struck clean and sharp under TROOPER.

This is what we mean when we talk about craft. Every recessed line was cut to hold real depth, not just paint. The shape reads like an actual patrol badge, not a round token pretending to be one.

Built for the ones who work the road when the sun starts dropping and the calls don't stop. The wheels never stop. Neither does the shift.

Who's carrying badge 57? Drop a comment if you know the crew.

08/11/2026

A few of you told us straight: you missed the last preorder because you never saw the post. Fair. Facebook buries stuff; that's not on you.

So we built a fix. The ISZ Dispatch, a mailing list for new coins, pins, and patches, preorder alerts, and upcoming events. Straight to your inbox, no algorithm deciding whether you see it.

No spam, no daily noise. Just the drops that matter.

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New coin, pin, and patch drops, upcoming events, and preorder alerts from Ice Station Zebra. Built for collectors who earn their symbols.

07/14/2026

250 years ago, the country was an idea held together by militia.

Farmers and tradesmen with their own weapons, no standing army, no guarantee of victory. They didn't wait for someone else to show up. They were someone else showing up.

The line from Lexington to today's veterans is unbroken. The people who kept this country are different in every era except one thing — they volunteered to pay a cost the rest of us didn't.

The DAV serves the ones still carrying that cost. We run for them on Veterans Day — November 11.

Team Reed x ISZ. Virtual race, November 7-11. Custom coins for donors at $100+. Patch for every finisher.

We raised $1,075 last year doing nothing. We're aiming for $10,000 this year. Help us get there.

Team link in comments. 🇺🇸

07/13/2026

Hey everyone — quick ask: have you worked with us at Ice Station Zebra?

We design and produce custom challenge coins, lapel pins, and patches, and if you've ordered from us at any point, we'd genuinely appreciate a review. Takes two minutes, and it helps other people in the community find us when they're looking for the real thing.

Leave a review here: https://www.reviews.io/company-reviews/store/isz.one

If you had a rough experience, reach out to us directly first — we want to make it right before anything else. [email protected] or 412-259-3212.

Thanks for being part of this. Every order matters to us.
— Tim @ Ice Station Zebra

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07/11/2026

Last year our team ranked 8th out of 114 teams in the DAV 5K. We raised $1,075. The entire team sent zero donor emails.

We're running an actual campaign in 2026.

Virtual race. Veterans Day Weekend. November 7-11. Run from anywhere in the country.

Ice Station Zebra is making custom challenge coins and patches for donors and finishers this year. Real pieces, limited run, numbered.

Registration is open — team link in comments. Share this if you want in.

07/10/2026

Come join the ISZ Team for the 2026 DAV 5K.

07/08/2026

Last year our team ranked 8th out of 114 teams in the DAV 5K. We raised $1,075. The entire team sent zero donor emails.

We're running an actual campaign in 2026.

Virtual race. Veterans Day Weekend. November 7-11. Run from anywhere in the country.

Registration is open — team link in comments. Share this if you want in.

07/07/2026

This one means something.

On Sunday, July 12, first responders across Steuben & Schuyler County are taking on the Beyond the Call trail challenge. Every mile raises money for a first responder wellness center, built for the people who show up when the rest of us can't.

We were asked to craft the challenge coin for the event. The rescue scene sits on the front. The seven disciplines that answer the call sit on the back: corrections, dispatch, EMS, nursing, firefighting, law enforcement, military. No one fights alone.

Proud to have a hand in this one. If you're in the area, go support it.

07/02/2026

Top of the world!