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Can anyone ID this coin/medal?

This odd item is 28mm and appears to have a silver wash over base metal

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  • TwoKopeikiTwoKopeiki Posts: 9,738 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Have no clue as to what it is - but feels Egyptian-Nubian, to me. Probably way off on this, though.
  • Looks Indian. WAG: Maybe a temple token of one of the gods like Kali?
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  • koincollectkoincollect Posts: 446 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Looks Indian. WAG: Maybe a temple token of one of the gods like Kali? >>



    You are right. Temple token with Radha Krishna written on one side and Kali Mata on the other.
  • AethelredAethelred Posts: 9,288 ✭✭✭


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    << <i>Looks Indian. WAG: Maybe a temple token of one of the gods like Kali? >>



    You are right. Temple token with Radha Krishna written on one side and Kali Mata on the other. >>



    Any idea on value?
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  • koincollectkoincollect Posts: 446 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Any idea on value? >>



    I would say not more than $5-10 for this one.
  • harashaharasha Posts: 3,098 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Looks like tokens struck in Calcutta, between the mid 19th century and the mid 1940s.
    Krishna and Radha on the obverse; Kali on the reverse, as pointed out by koincollect.

    Referencing Mitchiner's Indian Tokens: 401ff
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  • AethelredAethelred Posts: 9,288 ✭✭✭
    Thany you all!image
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