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Anyone know much about India and their coinage?

WeissWeiss Posts: 9,935 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I'm looking for a gift for a friend. $50 or less. He's Indian, but unfortunatley, I'm not 100% sure which part of India. I don't want to get him something modern, and since I'm not sure exactly where he's from in India (and I can't really ask), I'm reluctant to get him something ancient, either.

Seems like a silver rupee would be a good choice. Would one from the East India company be taken the wrong (imperialistic) way, or would it be ok? I'm thinking along the lines of
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Any other ideas?
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    ClankeyeClankeye Posts: 3,928 ✭


    << <i>Any other ideas? >>



    Maybe since he is from India he would be more interested in a coin from some other country?

    I had friends from Ireland visit me and I wanted to take them to a local Irish pub. They said "Why do we want to go there?"

    Your friend might be more interested in a gift from a different country.



    Edited to reflect your friend may be living here--don't know.
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    AskariAskari Posts: 3,713 ✭
    I think I'd skip the colonial issues and go for something older. There's a wide range of reactions that may be encountered among Indians, so it would be more diplomatic -- especially with someone whom you don't know well -- to send something from a brighter part of their history.

    Clankeye is right, though. Something from the US perhaps would be much more novel and personal.
    Askari



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    MSD61MSD61 Posts: 3,382 ✭
    I agree with Clankeye and Askari. I collect Indian coins and as far as Indian coinage I would go with something non-colonial for your friend. There are many wonderful pre-colonial indian coins from the different areas of India to choose from. OR....you could go the lightside route too.... image
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    lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,198 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I believe I have two of these left.

    Sometimes you can score them even cheaper on eBay, if you have a sharp eye.

    They are old, gold, noteworthy for their teeny size (which makes them sort of a curiosity), and cheap. A winning combo.

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    historygeekhistorygeek Posts: 792
    Do you know if he is Sikh? If he is then there are some nice Sikh Empire Rupees on the market.
    Corrupting youth since 2004
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    WeissWeiss Posts: 9,935 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thanks, everybody!
    We are like children who look at print and see a serpent in the last letter but one, and a sword in the last.
    --Severian the Lame
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