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# 723Token nd Pseudo-numismatic presentation piecesZ Miscellaneous - India
India – Sunni Moslem religiuos tokens (19th Century). Rupee-like Token AH 1300 (AD 1883), Mint: Uncertain (mainly Bombay), Silver (ø 20x20 mm – w. 11.70 g.). Edge: plain. Brotman –. Mitchiner (1979) –. Mitchiner (1998) 181.

Obverse:
Persian legend. Kalima in square frame (La ilah illa Allah Mohammed Rasul Allah = There is no god but Allah, Mohammad is the Messenger of Allah). Margins: the Four Sunni Caliphs ( Abu Bakr sadiq / Umar khitab / Othman ali / Ali haidar = Abu Bakr the faithful witness / Umar the eloquent / Othman the high / Ali the lion).

Reverse:
Persian legend (Bir haq Mohammed mustafi / saliy al-din 'aliah / wa salem / sanat 1300 bi-Hijiri).

Note:
Pseudo-numismatic presentation piece, with exclusively religious inscriptions, used for presentation purposes at weddings and at other religious ceremonies.

Literature:
Brotman, Irwin F. – A Guide to Temple Tokens of India – Printed by Shamrock Press, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1970.
Mitchiner M. – Oriental Coins and their values / Non-Islamic States and Western Colonies / AD 600-1979 – Hawkins Pub., London, 1979.
Mitchiner M. – Indian Tokens: Popular Religious and Secular Art, from the ancient period to the present day – Hawkins Pub, London, 1998.