Mystery Medal Found - Arabic Script?

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UKmedallist New Member United Kingdom 3 Posts	Posted 08/18/2015 02:32 am Hi, I just found this medal in the UK. It looks like cupro nickel and is circa 38mm, or 1.5" in US parlance It has a swivel suspneder It "feels" old, it has some weight to it and does not feel cheap or modern It looks like Arabic script on the obverse and reverse If I had to guess it's age I would estimate it between 1900 & 1950 So what do you guys think? 10 Blighty point to the first person with an accurate identification!! Thanks for all your help Report this Post to the Staff

thai-vic Pillar of the Community Thailand 1509 Posts	Posted 08/18/2015 03:24 am The date on it is AH 1409 = 1988AD which was the end of the Iran-Iraq War. Could be? Report this Post to the Staff
UKmedallist New Member United Kingdom 3 Posts	Posted 08/18/2015 04:54 am HI thai-vic, and many thanks for your info! Do you know if it is Arabic script then? Also you mentioned the date, please could you tell me where you found the date? Tks Report this Post to the Staff
Jake the Dog Valued Member United States 226 Posts	Posted 08/18/2015 07:26 am The middle script (on the side without the wreath) is the date "5 Rabi' al-thani 1409", which corresponds to 16-Nov-1988. All of the remaining script is the same thing written, the second word is 'Republics' but I don't know what the first word is. A part of me suspects that this may be written in Urdu, and as such it might be Pakistani. If that is true, that date would coincide with Benazir Bhutto's Political Party winning an election on that date. Found it! http://www.medal-medaille.com/democ...-p-3048.html Edited by Jake the Dog 08/18/2015 07:38 am Report this Post to the Staff
UKmedallist New Member United Kingdom 3 Posts	Posted 08/18/2015 07:52 am And the coveted 10 Blighty points go to.............Jake The Dog! Congratulations dude, what a clever forumista you are! Seriously thank you Jake for your help, and all of you for looking in! Report this Post to the Staff
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