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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrsmat71, post: 2726997, member: 42634&quot;]Nice write up, I dig conder tokens as well!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s another modern coin, but struck like an ancient...</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/modern%20coins/doudou_6_zpsnlrnoqmy.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/modern%20coins/doudou_6_zpsnlrnoqmy.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/modern%20coins/doudou_6_zpsnlrnoqmy.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6">INDIA, French Pondicherry</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Æ Doudou, 16mm, 4.0g, 12h; c. AD 1720-1837 Obv.: Fleur de lis. Rev.: 3-line Tamil legend, naming the mint: Pu du / ch e r / i Reference: KM 35</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is a French colonial coin struck in Pondicherry, which is a city on the southeastern coast of India. It changed hands several times between the British and the French during the times listed as possible dates for the coin, like during the Seven Years War ..The French and Indian War to us North Americans....which actually did involve Indians...just not when we use the term.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, depending on when you want to say the war began, it could have lasted longer than seven years, maybe the Seven Years War isn&#039;t a great name either.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know, lets call it The First World War!&nbsp; It involved several nations and conflicts on every continent but Australia and and Antarctica.&nbsp;&nbsp; Oh wait...that wont work either.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Global Conflict that Did Involve Actual Indians and Lasted About Seven Years Maybe, A Bit Longer War.</p><p><br /></p><p>Happy BDAY [USER=78244]@TypeCoin971793[/USER]&nbsp; and [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER]&nbsp;&nbsp; !!!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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