Inspired by last months Giveaway by Lord M, I got myself this gold fanam. I found it on an online auction as cochin kingdom, but google results classify such coins as "coorg" which im assuming is a princely state as well. This coin is the lion with crescent with an alligator on the reverse type.
haha yes im going to shift this to a capsule as soon as i get those. The staples wont touch the coin though even in this cardboard plastic pack.