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Challenge coin featuring a soldier in tactical gear holding a rifle and hot dog against a background of flames.

Challenge coin featuring a soldier in tactical gear holding a rifle and hot dog against a background of flames.

Create the front-face artwork for a challenge coin, designed to fit within an existing circular coin blank. Focus only on the illustrated composition, banners, text, character, flames, rifle, sling, and hot dog. Do not redesign the coin blank, outer metal dimensions, edge, thickness, or physical coin shape. The artwork should have a bold, highly detailed, dimensional challenge-coin aesthetic with an antique-bronze / engraved-metal look, dark recessed detailing, strong contrast, and vivid colored elements. The image should feel like sculpted relief artwork that can be translated into a physical challenge coin. At the top of the artwork, place a large curved bronze ribbon/rocker banner following the upper arc of the composition. The banner should contain the exact text: “ITOS 1 CONUS 2” Use bold uppercase black lettering with excellent legibility. Place one black five-point star to the left of the wording and one matching black five-point star to the right. The banner should have an antique-bronze appearance with raised-looking borders and darker recessed detail. At the bottom of the artwork, place a matching curved bronze ribbon/rocker banner following the lower arc. It should contain the exact text: “FULLY OPERATIONAL” Use bold uppercase black lettering, centered and evenly spaced. The central background should be filled with intense layered flames in dark red, crimson, bright red, orange, and yellow. The flames should create a chaotic “dumpster fire” / inferno effect and Mehr sehen