Trying To Figure Out Some Info On This Coin? (Id: Imam Reza Shrine Token)

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Jayyk31 Valued Member United States 211 Posts	Posted 07/14/2019 06:44 am Heres a pic of the obv and rev. I have a hunch it's from Iraq but I dont know 100%. I also think its silver. Any help would be appreciated. Heres the pics... Report this Post to the Staff

bjherbison Valued Member United States 257 Posts	Posted 07/14/2019 07:34 am My guess it it is a token or medal for the 900th anniversary of a holy site. If issued by a government I'd expect Iran or Afghanistan before Iraq. But I don't read the language, and that is the key. Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7936 Posts	Posted 07/14/2019 08:14 am I couldn't find the medal, but my wife (who is a terrific web searcher) found the religious site. It is the Imam Reza shrine in northeastern Iran, so this is could have been a medal issued on the 900th anniversary of its founding (tough to figure out from the Wiki article when that might have been). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imam_Reza_shrine (edit: there are some modern Iranian coins with a similar image of the shrine, but these are clearly coins with a denomination -- 100 -- and a date https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1694.html ) Edited by tdziemia 07/14/2019 08:28 am Report this Post to the Staff
Jayyk31 Valued Member United States 211 Posts	Posted 07/14/2019 5:31 pm Wow guys, thank you! That's excellent leads right there! I as well can only find 1** on any commemrative coins I search for. The pic of that shrine honestly looks exactly like the 1 side of the coin. I only thought Iraq because I received a bunch of Iraqi $$$ years ago for a job I did for someone. I assumed this coin was with that stuff. I guess not. Thanks again guys for the info! Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7936 Posts	Posted 07/14/2019 7:31 pm It might have been with your Iraqi items. This site is very important to Shia muslims, and most Iraqis are Shia. It's possible that (when they aren't at war with each other), Iraqi Shia make pilgrimages to this shrine in Iran, and bring back tokens like this. Report this Post to the Staff
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Jayyk31 Valued Member United States 211 Posts	Posted 07/20/2019 5:06 pm Thabk you guys for the help and the greetings, I really appreciate that! Report this Post to the Staff
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