Can anyone identify a coin(s) for me please?
First, you will have to know about Asian Coins, it is "brass" looking,
is 2 cm across and a 5 mm hole in the center. There are 2 characters on the bottom of one side and some type of grain like wheat or rice bent into almost a half circle above the 2 characters. On the reverse, 3 slightly larger characters, then 2 characters opposite of each other on the sides of the coin that look almost like a seedling of a bean plant with 4 smaller characters below that. The first side is here at; http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/c...Coin/Side1.jpg The second side is at; http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/c...Coin/Side2.jpg I would just like to know the Country of origin and the local denomination (I do not need the USD value), it is just for a very large collection I am building for my son. I picked up many coins and paper all throughout Africa and Eastern / Western Europe as well as the Caribbean Islands, I just have not seen this one before. Second is this one that appears to possibly be a Token from Japan, can't remember where I got it. It is at; http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/c...oken_Maybe.jpg Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. Walter |
Can anyone identify a coin(s) for me please?
On Apr 15, 3:37*am, Onderbaadjie wrote:
First, you will have to know about Asian Coins, it is "brass" looking, is 2 cm across and a 5 mm hole in the center. There are 2 characters on the bottom of one side and some type of grain like wheat or rice bent into almost a half circle above the 2 characters. On the reverse, 3 slightly larger characters, then 2 characters opposite of each other on the sides of the coin that look almost like a seedling of a bean plant with 4 smaller characters below that. The first side is here at;http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/c...nderbaadjies%2... The second side is at;http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/c...nderbaadjies%2... I would just like to know the Country of origin and the local denomination (I do not need the USD value), it is just for a very large collection I am building for my son. I picked up many coins and paper all throughout Africa and Eastern / Western Europe as well as the Caribbean Islands, I just have not seen this one before. Second is this one that appears to possibly be a Token from Japan, can't remember where I got it. It is at;http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/c...nderbaadjies%2... Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. Walter I also forgot to add, the last one I think was a token from Japan, there is only 1 pic because both sides are the same. |
Can anyone identify a coin(s) for me please?
On Apr 15, 4:37*am, Onderbaadjie wrote:
First, you will have to know about Asian Coins, it is "brass" looking, is 2 cm across and a 5 mm hole in the center. There are 2 characters on the bottom of one side and some type of grain like wheat or rice bent into almost a half circle above the 2 characters. On the reverse, 3 slightly larger characters, then 2 characters opposite of each other on the sides of the coin that look almost like a seedling of a bean plant with 4 smaller characters below that. The first side is here at;http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/c...nderbaadjies%2... The second side is at;http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/c...nderbaadjies%2... This is a 5 Yen coin from Japan. The date is year 5 of Akihito (Heisei), which was 1993. I have no idea for the second token. |
Can anyone identify a coin(s) for me please?
This is a 5 Yen coin from Japan. *The date is year 5 of Akihito (Heisei), which was 1993. I have no idea for the second token. Thank You, I was wondering where it was from. I knew I had some items from Japan, but was not sure id that one was too, I was thinking China. Thanks for the help! Walter |
Can anyone identify a coin(s) for me please?
The ID on the 5 yen coin is correct. (Current exchange value is about
5 cents US.) The token I think is also from Japan, since it uses the Japanese hiragana script. The inscription reads "ya-o-ya" or "yaoya". Some quick Googling shows that "yaoya" is a Japanese word for a greengrocer, so this is probably a token issued for a grocer in Japan. Hope this helps. -Robert A. DeRose, Jr. |
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