Religious tokens or Ramatanka or Temple Tokens etc.,
almost all the above mentioned names are pointing the same thing that is Temple
or Ramatanka.
So what is Ramatanka or Religious Tokens?
Religious tokens are not coins in other words these types
of tokens are not authorized by the government or government agencies. Also they
were made to carry around to get blessings from the god. In most of the tokens
we can see Lord Rama Sita and Hanuman. Mainly hanuman will be printed in the
back side of tokens. Because Hanuman indicates purity and brave so most people
tent to carry those tokens.
Actually most of the tokens are produced in 6th
7th & 8th century resembles with those days real
coins. Even today few of us will get confused whether it’s really a coin or
Ramatanka.
Most of the Ramatanka are produced in copper / Brass /
Bronze / Silver and Gold. Most of the tokens will carry Devanagari Script, even
in Punjabi, Bangali & Kannada.
Today fewer duplicate tokens are running with different
production dates. So you are willing to buy one be careful and its not going to
worth more if you buy a duplicate.
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