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Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2133 Posts	Posted 08/11/2014 2:06 pm I'm puzzled by this coin - diameter 19mm 1.61g. Probably brass. I can't see a date and why has it been scored on one side - for a half denomination, perhaps ? I've tried enlarging the image but some detail may have been lost: Report this Post to the Staff

philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 08/11/2014 3:08 pm Edited by philadelphian 08/11/2014 3:20 pm Report this Post to the Staff
DCH Pillar of the Community United States 645 Posts	Posted 08/11/2014 3:16 pm https://goccf.com/t/99925 Report this Post to the Staff
Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2133 Posts	Posted 08/11/2014 5:50 pm Thanks very much. I've never had a token from Turkey before, moreover my great-uncle Charles was living in Istanbul around 1913. Unfortunately, the website http://userwebs.psknet.com/tbirde/t.../Medals.html quoted in another similar topic has disappeared. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16829 Posts	Posted 08/11/2014 5:58 pm Yep, it's a Turkish bridge token, face value 20 para for the Galata Bridge in Istanbul. Apparently they "circulated" in Istanbul to an extent as unofficial 20 para coins during WWI and in the period following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. 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
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