Tiny, Tiny Coin | Travancore 1 Cash

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pls Rest in Peace United States 1729 Posts	Posted 02/15/2009 2:28 pm This little cutie came out of my dealer's bulk foreign coin box. It's 10 mm wide, apparently bronze, and I really have no clue as to which side is the obverse and the reverse. The characters most closely resemble Tamil but don't really match. In other words, I'm totally clueless as to what this coin, or token, is. Help? Image: TinycoinObv.jpg 78.07 KB Image: TinyCoinRev.jpg 72.49 KB Moved to World Coins forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

Mr Finger Valued Member United States 405 Posts	Posted 02/15/2009 2:41 pm Ive never seen that one.. Report this Post to the Staff
QuickSilver Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1077 Posts	Posted 02/15/2009 2:50 pm No Idea. I would not have thought it is a coin though. Man that thing is small. Report this Post to the Staff
DL20K Pillar of the Community Poland 3201 Posts	Posted 02/15/2009 2:52 pm Indian states Travancore 1 cash, 1930s/1940s, rev is upside down the 3-character-line should be at the top Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 02/15/2009 2:54 pm 30 minutes to identify, on a weekend. I love this place. Report this Post to the Staff
pls Rest in Peace United States 1729 Posts	Posted 02/15/2009 5:24 pm ... and I love DL20K. You are GOOD, man! On top of that, I just finished doing and filing my taxes while I was waiting on a reply. Woo-hoo! Life is good. Report this Post to the Staff
drnsreedhar Pillar of the Community India 1995 Posts	Posted 03/18/2011 3:35 pm To add to what is there, the reverse image is not actually upside down. It reads "Oru" on the upper and "Kasu" on the lower lines in Malayalam characters. Malayalam is the mother tongue of the people of Kerala, the southern most state of India.It was Travancore before India became independent. Kerala was formed in the year 1956, incorporating Travancore and Cochin states. Cochin used to have separate coins before Indian independence. Report this Post to the Staff
Scooby Due Pillar of the Community United States 4000 Posts	Posted 03/18/2011 3:41 pm That's really cool! I like it! Report this Post to the Staff
pls Rest in Peace United States 1729 Posts	Posted 03/18/2011 7:49 pm Wow - I'd forgotten about this. Thanks for the additional information, drnsreedhar. Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 03/18/2011 7:50 pm Until today I knew nothing about the coins of Travancore, but at lunchtime I saw 4 nineteenth century Travancore Cash at the coin shop. Must have been about 5mm.each. Amazing how they could hammer coins so small with such definition. Report this Post to the Staff
nohope587 Pillar of the Community United States 5953 Posts	Posted 03/18/2011 8:15 pm Check em carefully if memory serves me correctly there are two types one is on a thicker planchet and worth a fair bit more than the more common lighter variety.. Report this Post to the Staff
pls Rest in Peace United States 1729 Posts	Posted 03/18/2011 11:24 pm I think this one is the thinner planchet, but then I'd have to have both for comparison. No chance of that! Report this Post to the Staff
Nic Pillar of the Community Philippines 1156 Posts	Posted 03/19/2011 05:10 am That is Tiny! you'd need tweezers, rubber tipped, to handle that! nice ! Report this Post to the Staff
keldaw2222 Valued Member Australia 428 Posts	Posted 02/20/2012 7:45 pm this is mine , the only one I have ever seen untill today .. Report this Post to the Staff
keldaw2222 Valued Member Australia 428 Posts	Posted 02/20/2012 7:58 pm this is pictures of my biggest and smallist coins that I have .. Report this Post to the Staff
svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 02/20/2012 8:00 pm How about a pic of them together for a more dramatic effect? Report this Post to the Staff
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