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# 721Token nd Pseudo-numismatic presentation piecesZ Miscellaneous - India
India – Tokens bearing legends of the Delhi Sultans (19th Century). Rude copy of Sher Shah Suri's Rupee, Mint: Uncertain (mainly Bombay), Silver (ø 28.7 mm – w. 10.68 g.). Edge: plain. Brotman –. Mitchiner (1979) 4751-53. Mitchiner (1989) 543.

Obverse:
Corrupt persian legend. In ornamental beaded rectangle: name of the Sultan Sher Shah Suri (Al-sultan Sher Shah / Khalad Allah mulkah). Margin above and below: corrrupt.

Reverse:
Corrupt persian legend. Kalima in beaded square frame (La ilah illa Allah Mohammed Rasul Allah = There is no god but Allah, Mohammad is the Messenger of Allah). Margin: corrupt.

Note:
Pseudo-numismatic presentation piece, 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.