Hard enamel cloisonné pins are the new cloisonné pins. Also called Epola, New Cloisonné, Clois-Tech, Cloisonné II and Semi-Cloisonné, these pins have been around for about two decades. Cloisonné can only use a handful of colors but hard enamel cloisonné pins can have over 1,000 colors used in the making of the pin. Hard enamel cloisonné pins are also cheaper to make and offer a faster turnaround time. For these reasons, most customers who need cloisonné pins choose hard enamel cloisonné.

Only an expert can tell the difference between cloisonné and hard enamel cloisonné lapel pins.

Many lapel pin companies do not distinguish between authentic cloisonné and hard enamel cloisonné pins. They call hard enamel pins cloisonné when actually, they are not. One way to tell the difference is the colors offered. Authentic cloisonné only has about 120 colors to choose. If a pin company says they'll match to any of the industry standard colors from a color guide, it's not really an authentic cloisonné lapel pin.

Hard enamel pins have metal lines around the text and graphics. These lines hold the enamel. Sometimes, lines can be raised to create text or graphics.

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