INDONESIA JAVA brass amulet (circa 1970)

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There was one or more guys, I think in Jakarta, who made cast iron and brass amulets, mostly Islamic themed, using resist wax and battery acid. Time frame was the 1970s. Some people thought that they were some kind of coinage for a while, but that was not actually the case.

This catch-all category of exonumia to include things that don’t fit in the other categories. Coal scatter, bale tags, things to put on keychains, seals, and so forth.

The word “exonumia” is used to describe all kinds of things that are “like” coins but are not coins. I wrote a blog post on that subject. Basic categories: 1. used like a coin but not issued by a national government, 2. looks like a coin but not made for spending, 3. other things that we are interested in.