Please help identify this coin/medal from Middle East- Madina

[Franklincoins-migration]

I am again seeking help in identifying a coin. This time it is a Middle Eastern coin or medal. It is Silver. Weighs 22.3 Grams. Measures 35-36mm in Diameter. I have been told that coin is Saudi Arabian, however when I showed it to an Arabic speaker, he told me it was not Arabic. Possibly Urdu writing on the coin. I have checked ALL the Krause books and can't find it anywhere. Can anyone help?

[JKK]

The writing looks like Farsi to me, or one of the south central Asian languages that use the Persian version of the abjad. How far back in Krause did you go?

[Franklincoins-migration]

I looked at all Krause books from 1600 to present. I don't have a Mitchener book, but I believe it may be in there. I can't seem to find Mitchener at an affordable price though.

[JKK]

I would put my money on one of the Islamic kingdoms or sultanates in what is now northern India, perhaps Pakistan.

[Doohickamabob]

Hi, I would like help identifying a coin I found a couple weeks ago. I am not usually in these forums -- I usually frequent the comic-book forums. I didn't want to start a new thread so I am using this existing thread. I hope that's okay!

 

Here are scans of the coin I found a couple weeks ago. I don't have much experience scanning coins and maybe should use a camera with a macro lens, but this will have to do. (The coin is much more silvery and shiny than it appears here.)

 

Does anybody know what this coin is? Where it's from, what it's worth, etc. I assume it's not worth much, but still am curious to know what it is.

 

Thank you!

[Taler Universe]

I believe Thailand

[JKK]

Definitely Thai in style. I think it's a 5 Baht, Y219, from BE 2531-51 (1988-2008). Probably not worth much at all unless the date is BE 2540, and even then no great shakes.

[Doohickamabob]

Definitely Thai in style. I think it's a 5 Baht, Y219, from BE 2531-51 (1988-2008). Probably not worth much at all unless the date is BE 2540, and even then no great shakes.

Thanks for the info! According to Google's currency converter, 5 Thai Bahts is worth 15 cents U.S.! I am rich!

[JKK]

Heh. Take your spouse out for a small steak cube!