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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Parthicus, post: 2783271, member: 81887&quot;]Your token is very similar (though not identical) to the piece catalogued as #4741 in Michael Mitchiner&#039;s &quot;Oriental Coins and Their Values, Volume II: Non-Islamic States and Western Colonies AD 600- 1979&quot;.&nbsp; The token is Sikh (not Hindu) and shows important figures from the religion&#039;s history.&nbsp; The side you label as &quot;Coin 1&quot; shows Guru Nanak (1469-1539), the founder of the Sikh religion, seated cross-legged under a tree with two disciples, one holding a tamboura (a musical instrument) and the other holding a peacock feather.&nbsp; The other side shows Guru Govind Singh (1666-1708), the tenth and last Sikh Guru, seated with a falcon.&nbsp; Guru Govind Singh&nbsp; was important in codifying the Sikh religion and was a fierce warrior against the Mughals.&nbsp; Your piece has a date of 1804, but most temple-token dates are &quot;pseudo-dates&quot; that have little if any relation to when the pieces were actually produced.&nbsp; Most temple tokens are from the 19th and 20th centuries, more precise dating is probably impossible.&nbsp; Hope this helps.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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