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Arabic With Two Birds On Obverse (1950-S Iranian Token/Souvenir Medal)

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 Posted 10/09/2024  12:37 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add numismatist6 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Another needing attribution. It is white metal, measures 19.8 mm and weighs 1.33 grams. The obverse has two birds on a tree limb with the date 1330 below. The reverse has what appears to be religious objects with Arabic script below.
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Yes beat me to it @hondo. The date is slightly different, but otherwise is a good match.

@numis, using google lens gets you several matches to this Iranian token/souvenir medal.
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Correct; a Persian New Year token.

The mirror and two candlesticks are important elements of the traditional New Years table, or "haft-sin". Coins also form part of the new years tradition, and these tokens take the role of a substitute-coinage for the rituals. The birds? Well, Persian New Year happens on the (northern hemisphere) spring equinox, so there is always a strong connection between New Year and spring.

The date on your coin is 1330; that would be in the Iranian calendar, which converts roughly to AD 1951. You can still buy New Years tokens today, but they come undated, so you can re-use them at following New Year celebrations.

The Persian inscription beneath the mirror says "mubarak bad", literally meaning "may you prosper" and is a traditional saying at New Years.The Persian equivalent of "Happy new year".
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Pretty.
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