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# 725Token nd Pseudo-numismatic presentation piecesZ Miscellaneous - India
India – Tokens bearing Moghul legends of Akbar (19th Century). Cast Token n.d., Rude copy of Akbar's square Rupee, Mint: Uncertain (mainly Bombay), base Silver (ø 22x22 mm – w. 11.20 g.). Edge: plain. Brotman 1-12 var. Mitchiner (1979) 4754-5 var. Mitchiner (1998) 538-40 var.

Obverse:
Corrupt persian legend. In diamond Kalima (La ilah illa Allah Mohammed Rasul Allah = There is no god but Allah, Mohammad is the Messenger of Allah). Corners: the names of the four Sunni Caliphs. On top left the number 31.

Reverse:
Corrupt persian legend.

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.