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Agosos Valued Member Australia 155 Posts	Posted 05/05/2010 10:51 am I grabbed this in a lucky dip at my local coino, Its about 24mm,not sure of the weight and is copper(?) Thanks in advance. Report this Post to the Staff

svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 05/06/2010 10:48 am OK, I've pulled my Arab connections. The writing is not in Arabic though. One of the two words on top is "Hind", the other is possibly "a palace". Of the bottom words, the left (they read from right to left) sounds like "toria". The crown looks pretty European (and why not British?) to me. I've seen some coins from the Indian princely states with very crude images of Victoria. So, here's my conjecture. This could be a token from a place in India to either celebrate Victoria's "infinite" reign or to wish her one. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16827 Posts	Posted 05/06/2010 11:14 am The writing is Urdu, written in a form of Persian script. "Kaisar I Hind" is Urdu for "Empress of India". It's also the name of a prestigious award for military service under the Raj, though that decoration is oval in shape. I suspect this medal locally made and simply commemorates Victoria's coronation as Empress of India; I have seen similar pieces with "Kaisar I Hind" written in Western lettering, too. Similar Coronation and Jubilee medals are known for the other colonies ad dominions. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Agosos Valued Member Australia 155 Posts	Posted 05/07/2010 06:07 am That's pretty cool,thanks a ton guys! Report this Post to the Staff
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