Phil Hauret

On April 24, the coin was no longer on Ebay and I have assumed it sold for the asking price or the seller received an acceptable offer. I messaged the seller that day regarding the sales price, but have received no response. Nor have I received any comments from the NGC community. I have compiled my research and will post an essay on this series of coins at www.academia.org/Philip Hauret, if you are interested. Thanks.

I too have never seen this before and I suspect it is an Indian token or amulet. I agree with the comment above that the Burmese is gibberish, probably an attempt to make it look like it came from Burma-Myanmar. I would certainly not pay 9 crore rupees for it.

I've noticed that a mysterious and supposedly modern Burmese-Myanmar coin is now for sale on Ebay for $9,850, or best offer. The photos are the first good look of this coin I have ever seen. I have done a bit of research into it in the last several days and now have more questions than answers, and I was hoping that someone at NGC or in the community would have some insights. Here are some photos. One question I have is the date: how was BE 2602 converted to Christian Era 1942? If BE refers to either Burmese Era or Buddhist Era, 2602 does not come close to 1942. Furthermore, Numismaster dates KM's PN 10, 11, 12 as 1949. So is 1942 a typo? Another question concerns the denomination of four annas. If these aluminum pieces were minted in 1942 or 1949, when either the Anglo-Indian monetary system or Burma's post-independence adaption of it (from 1948 to 1952) still were in force, then I can understand it. But per U Than Htun's work, Auspicious Symbols and Ancient Coins of Myanmar, which features a color photo of one, it is alleged to be a relatively modern Burmese governmental issue, which for some reason was not fully pursued. If that is the case, the denomination of annas would not have been used, given that from the Burmese perspective it would be a throw back to the hated colonial period. So I'm thinking this could be a private fantasy piece and not a government issue. Anyone have some thoughts? Thanks.