Token - 20 Cali

Token - 20 Cali - obverseToken - 20 Cali - reverse

© Rojomano

Features

Location Federation of Damanhur
Type Trade tokens › Wage token
Year 2004
Value 20 Cali (0.20)
Composition (The coin is magnetic, most likely it is made of copper-nickel)
Weight 2.5 g
Diameter 17 mm
Thickness 1.55 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
70634
References X# 24
George S. Cuhaj (editor); 2011. Unusual World Coins. Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.

Obverse

Value within linear square and diamond.
Date.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
20 CALI
Federazione di DAMANHUR
XXIX - 2004

Translation:
20 CALI
Federation of DAMANHUR
XXIX - 2004

Reverse

Crab

Edge

Smooth

Comments

The Federation of Damanhur is a commune, ecovillage and spiritual community situated in the Piedmont region of northern Italy about 50 km north of the city of Turin. Oberto Airaudi founded it in 1975 with around 24 followers and it has grown to more to almost 1,000 inhabitants. The community has its own constitution and currency, the Credito (1 credito=100 cali). These coins are extremely hard to find as they are rarely found outside the community.
People living in Damanhur and doing paid work for the community get paid in Crediti. The value of 1 Credito equals 1 Euro.
The coins are used within the community as money, one can pay with either Euros or Crediti in all the shops and restaurants.

Here is proof of the existence of the 2001 issue (the coin comes out of the cash register in the Damanhur supermarket), together with the improved weight and thickness measurements, as well as a picture showing the 10, 20 and 50 cali coins are magnetic and thus cannot be made of aluminum. The almost certainly false (previous) aluminum listing likely comes from an otherwise great webpage on Damanhur coins (http://www.taedivm.org/damanhur1.html), showing the same measurements (previously) listed on Numista, that are unrealistic when comparing the correctly listed diameters. The 20 cali shown on this webpage is from 1999, a year that can safely also be added.
Previously listed for 10 cali: 1.8 grams, 1 mm thick, my measurement: 1.6 grams, 1.3 mm thick.
Previously listed for 20 cali: 2.0 grams, 1 mm thick, my measurement: 2.5 grams, 1.55 mm thick.
Previously listed for 50 cali: 2.5 grams, 1 mm thick, my measurement: 3.5 grams, 1.53 mm thick.


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2004  XXIX (29 in Roman numerals) represents the number of years since Damanhur was founded, in 1975

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