Printer Pacification Corps

No machine in the history of computing has been more feared, or more irrationally hostile, than the office printer.

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Choose a format Metal challenge coin Coming soon 1.75" antique-bronze coin with a 3D high-relief front, raised rim lettering and a beaded edge. Ships in a clear capsule with a backing card. Plastic challenge coin Coming soon 1.75" soft PVC (rubber) coin with 2-3 levels of relief, painted in antique-bronze tones. Lighter and lower-cost than metal. Ships in a clear capsule with a backing card.Available once the artwork is finished. Die-cut vinyl sticker Coming soon 3" die-cut vinyl sticker of the coin artwork with a UV- and water-resistant laminate. Laptop and water-bottle grade.Available once the artwork is finished.

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Meaning

No machine in the history of computing has been more feared, or more irrationally hostile, than the office printer.

Design

Front (Obverse)

Top rim: PRINTER PACIFICATION CORPS
Bottom rim: HARDWARE HOSTILITIES DIVISION
Center: A lion tamer with a whip and a wooden chair faces down a snarling office printer that has jaws full of crumpled paper and blinking warning lights.

Back (Reverse)

A paper tray with the inscription "PAPER JAM IN TRAY 2 (THERE IS NO TRAY 2)".

Finish & Style

Antique bronze challenge coin, ~1.75" diameter, high-relief center scene, raised rim lettering, beaded outer edge. Matches the existing ITChallengeCoins series.

How to Earn It

Fix a printer that three other people already gave up on.
Or deploy printer drivers or print queues across an entire organization.
Or clear a paper jam with an executive standing behind you.

Citation

For entering the cage of the beast and emerging with a clean printout and all ten fingers.