Can You Help Identify This Medal. Coin

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Bob489 New Member United Kingdom 1 Posts	Posted 04/25/2017 12:46 pm Hi I am new to all this so I apologise now if I am doing something wrong, but I am here to learn. I have started to sort through my fathers coin and medal box and have come across this medal. I have no idea where it is from and was hoping that someone might recognise at least what country it is from and possibly what it is for. Thank you in anticipation Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 189603 Posts	Posted 04/25/2017 3:21 pm to the Community! I moved your post to the appropriate forum for the proper attention. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 04/25/2017 6:00 pm It looks similar to these but may be completely unrelated: http://www.mgl-southasian.com/produ...ins-marathi/ In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 04/25/2017 6:29 pm It could be the Hindu deity Lord Ganesh, hard to tell with that amount of wear on the one sure identifying mark. Does he appear to have an elephant's trunk? If so it will be Ganesh. Do you know what the metal is? Report this Post to the Staff
Justinokay Pillar of the Community United States 564 Posts	Posted 04/25/2017 8:35 pm I think it is from India Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34430 Posts	Posted 04/25/2017 9:45 pm @Bob489, first welcome to CCF. Second, India is a possibility, but based on the year (2033 BS or roughly 1976 AD), I'm leaning more toward Nepal. Hopefully, a few more eyeballs on your post will help get you closer to an attribution for this token. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Bob489 New Member United Kingdom 1 Posts	Posted 04/26/2017 03:57 am Hi Thank you for your replies so far they have been helpful in pointing me in the areas to research but unfortunately my googling has not solved the mystery. The wear is around the nose area but I do not think it is Lord Ganesh. I do not know what the metal is apart from being silver in colour with a diameter of 39mm and weighs 18.9g. Report this Post to the Staff
drnsreedhar Pillar of the Community India 1995 Posts	Posted 05/26/2017 12:00 am This looks like a token issued commemorating fifth anniversary celebrations of anointing the idol of Sri.Swaminarayana Gaadi. This is written in Devanagari script on one side.It was issued in 2033.B.E and its AD date of issue is 12/10/1977 written in Gujarati numerals. Below the seated idol, it is written in Devanagari script "Sri.Swaminarayana Gaadi Maninagar". There is a city called Maninagar in Gujarat. It could be possible that it is from that state of India. 1- Sri Swami Narayan Gaadi 2-"Panchama varsheeya Mahotsav" (fifth anniversary celebration) 3-"Sa.2033.Bha.Va" (2033 Bharat Varsh) 4-12-10-77 Report this Post to the Staff
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