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Very curious about this piece of metal.

TravellersCzechTravellersCzech Posts: 7
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First off, hello to everyone here...I'm the new guy. I have a little piece of metal that has been driving me crazy as I can't find any info on it. I'm sure it's value is next to nothing if not less, but I sure would like to know what it is. Its a very small tri-colored piece that may be Buddhist? Cambodian? Laotian? Any info at all would be very much appreciated.

Front of piece

Back of piece

Size gauge

-I hope I'm in the right place now.
Patton wanted to keep going and take the Ruskies as well...too bad he was stripped of his goal. The world would be a better place today.

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  • AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 24,934 ✭✭✭✭✭
    If it had a hole for hanging I'd say it would be religious. Maybe it still is.
    Just a wild guess.
    bob
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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,613 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Difficult to see the lettering, but I think it might be a Thai religious medal. If you can get a better image of the lettering, I may be able to get more info.

    DPOTD-3
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    Don
  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,613 ✭✭✭✭✭
    After looking at it again, I'm now thinking not Thai.

    DPOTD-3
    'Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery'

    CU #3245 B.N.A. #428


    Don
  • sumnomsumnom Posts: 5,963 ✭✭✭
    Maybe Laos or Cambodia?
  • TravellersCzechTravellersCzech Posts: 7
    It seems as if the main of the coin/medal is copper which is prevalent in Buddhist pieces. I've had a well educated (at least he had me fooled which doesn't take much) man from Burma look at it and he was as puzzled as I was. He was very interested however which made me even more. Hmmmm...
    Patton wanted to keep going and take the Ruskies as well...too bad he was stripped of his goal. The world would be a better place today.
  • satootokosatootoko Posts: 2,720 ✭


    << <i>Difficult to see the lettering >>

    Definitely!

    A magnifying glass on the screen doesn't help much, but the characters might be Nepalese.

    Not a coin, in any event.
    Roy


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  • TravellersCzechTravellersCzech Posts: 7
    I apologize for the poor quality of pictures. Here are a few up close with my limited camera.

    Front lettering

    Back lettering

    I'll have more time in the next few days and will set up a properly lit mini studio for this little curse if the mystery hasn't been solved by then. Thanks to all that have looked and are participating in setting my mind at ease.
    Patton wanted to keep going and take the Ruskies as well...too bad he was stripped of his goal. The world would be a better place today.
  • goossengoossen Posts: 492 ✭✭
    Not Nepalese or thai. It looks Cambodian to me.
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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,613 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The 'back' of the piece is in Thai dated 2538. Not sure about the front. Will try to get an answer from my son who was born and spent 10 years in Thailand.

    DPOTD-3
    'Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery'

    CU #3245 B.N.A. #428


    Don
  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,613 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It is Thai. At least the writing is Thai.

    DPOTD-3
    'Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery'

    CU #3245 B.N.A. #428


    Don
  • TravellersCzechTravellersCzech Posts: 7
    You have me on pins and needles. Not sure why I'm so interested in this piece but have been for a while. It could be a video game token for all I care...I just would like to know its meaning.
    Patton wanted to keep going and take the Ruskies as well...too bad he was stripped of his goal. The world would be a better place today.
  • TravellersCzechTravellersCzech Posts: 7
    Not to keep this thread alive, I'm only trying to keep this thread alive...for my ease and piece of mind. I've been on the edge of my seat for a while now ajaan (ha ha).
    Patton wanted to keep going and take the Ruskies as well...too bad he was stripped of his goal. The world would be a better place today.
  • nicholasz219nicholasz219 Posts: 1,386 ✭✭✭
    The crown over the lettering is definitely Thai. My good friend is Thai and at her wedding the traditional Thai dancers wore those sort of helmets. I would say that the presence of the crown on the medal gives it a definite religious connotation. Possibly a wedding? Or with the soldier's portrait on the other side a death medal?
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