Need Help Identifying Foreign Coin/Token (Its Not US Coins)

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intannor81 New Member Malaysia 2 Posts	Posted 07/02/2013 11:16 pm Hi, I need help in identifying a coin/token given to me by a friend. I'm not familiar with it and would appreciate it if someone can help me with it. Thank you in advance. Edited by intannor81 07/02/2013 11:18 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16850 Posts	Posted 07/03/2013 12:43 am It isn't an actual coin. It is a class of object known as a Southeast Asian "Islamic pilgrim token", or a "magic coin". The figure is a somewhat stylized pilgrim, on his way to Mecca. The word repeated seven times on the reverse is "Yasin", taken from Sura 36 of the Quran. Have a look at this zeno.ru database page and you'll find several different types of this coin, including a couple with designs very similar to yours. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
Pheroow Valued Member United Arab Emirates 283 Posts	Posted 07/03/2013 04:08 am Wow sap, how do you know the Quran's suras? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16850 Posts	Posted 07/03/2013 07:30 am I don't; I only copy the information I find on places like zeno.ru and elsewhere, where the Arabic is not only helpfully translated for me (these Southeast Asian tokens are notorious for having rather badly written Arabic; a Westerner like me has a very hard time trying to translate them with only a "How to Translate Arabic coins" book for help), but often helpfully explained. In this case, once I was told what the word was supposed to be, Wikipedia was most helpful in explaining the significance of the word. It also helps that these curious objects turn up on the forum quite frequently; I've tried to translate them more than once. Here's an old thread; the pictures in this thread have expired but it was a similar piece. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
Pheroow Valued Member United Arab Emirates 283 Posts	Posted 07/03/2013 08:03 am Oh but that is still great :) Report this Post to the Staff
intannor81 New Member Malaysia 2 Posts	Posted 07/03/2013 10:20 pm Thank you very much for your help. The link is very useful. Report this Post to the Staff
mass Valued Member Jordan 78 Posts	Posted 07/06/2013 07:09 am thank you Sap called in Malaysia (syiling yassin) Report this Post to the Staff
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