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New Member
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I've been digging through old coin bins at a local coin shop, and found this little gem; since I like to collect coins with interesting imagery, I snatched it up, figuring I'd be able to identify it... boy, was I wrong. It -appears- to be Arabic based on the minimal script, but the more I look around, the more I think it's not a monetary coin but rather a token of some sort. Here's a composite scan, with a good ol' American quarter for size-reference. This small coin is a lot shinier than this scan is making it look.  Identified - moved to Exonumia forum - Sap |
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Pillar of the Community
Turkey
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I can identify a "E" "A" and "B" letter on the token.
I don't spot any numbers, monetary authority, etc. so I highly doubt this is a coin.
Daimera, welcome to the CCF.
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 Australia
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I'm sure someone's posted one of these on the forum before; I just can't find it.
At the moment, all I can say is that it's not a coin. The same Arabic/Persian word is repeated on both sides; my amateur attempt at transcription returns the word as "mbarkbad"; the first letter is indistinct on both sides so it could be a "h", "f" or something else.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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New Member
 United States
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The closest post I found while looking around before registering myself was: https://goccf.com/t/76787Sadly, it didn't have a response to it, and I couldn't find any other posts along the way, so I decided it might be easier to make a fresh post. Thank you for the warm welcome! |
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Australia
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Yep, that's the old thread I was thinking of.  Sorry it's not much help to us in identifying it. I don't know what the central symbolism is supposed to be. It appears to be an ornate mirror. The other one has the same inscription as this one, which I'm now confident as transliterating as "mubarak bad". That's not a commentary on the troubled Egyptian president, but rather it's a Persian phrase, literally meaning "blessed wind" but meaning "happy" or perhaps "lucky". So I would guess that this is an Iranian "good luck token". Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This is an Iranian token likely from the 1950's or 1960's. They make these tokens for weddings, the Nowruz holiday, etc.
Some of the more common types have a rooster or couple in traditional dress, and are often silver gilded.
I learned about these when I posted a Nowruz token on this forum and the legend was translated by a member as "mubarak baw", almost the same as Sap mentioned.
This one is a bit unusual, but I'm pretty sure it's right along that line. It is also the same size as the tokens I'm referring to.
From what I've seen they sell for $5 to $10 a piece, but like I said, this one is unusual so who knows.
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02/08/2011 12:11 am
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New Member
United States
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Wow, that's interesting! I would have thought it was some kind of transit token, since it's about the same size as some transit tokens I have. I used that information to do a quick check, and came across this site: http://users.pullman.com/fjstevens/...nTokens.htmlI would never have guessed such a thing. Thank you very much for your help! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hey, thanks for posting the link. That site is a useful reference and worth bookmarking. =)
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Valued Member
United States
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As always! Coin Community comes through. Thanks! Phil  |
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