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filip Valued Member Croatia (Locally: Hrvatska) 100 Posts	Posted 02/03/2014 1:29 pm I am curious about the 1st note on the photo. I have found in standard catalogue that 3rd and 4th are Japanese no.1 and no.2 (10sen and 20 sen) from 1872, the 2nd one is also findable in the specialized catalogue... but, the first one is still mysterious to me. If anyone know Japanese language, possibly could be helpful to find out is that a bank note at all. Edited by filip 02/03/2014 1:30 pm Report this Post to the Staff

filip Valued Member Croatia (Locally: Hrvatska) 100 Posts	Posted 02/04/2014 09:19 am Or it could be a Chinese bill/note? Any idea about that one? Report this Post to the Staff
ichirensha Pillar of the Community United States 560 Posts	Posted 02/04/2014 12:03 pm My Chinese wife said the first one is probably an admission ticket of some sort and not money. She wasn't happy when I made her stand on her head to read it. Edited by ichirensha 02/04/2014 12:04 pm Report this Post to the Staff
filip Valued Member Croatia (Locally: Hrvatska) 100 Posts	Posted 02/04/2014 12:06 pm Thanks a lot to you and your Chinese wife :) At least, I know that is the Chinese one... although, some kind of logic had made a presume that this one should be Japanese, too (amongst all other Japanese notes). Report this Post to the Staff
ichirensha Pillar of the Community United States 560 Posts	Posted 02/04/2014 7:46 pm filip, It very well could could be Japanese. The Japanese use Chinese characters and "supplement" them with Japanese. Report this Post to the Staff
filip Valued Member Croatia (Locally: Hrvatska) 100 Posts	Posted 02/05/2014 07:42 am ichirensha thanks again for your help. I just made scans of both sides, in much better quality... possibly a read stamp could give some kind of clue. I know that they are usual for Japan. Report this Post to the Staff
ichirensha Pillar of the Community United States 560 Posts	Posted 02/05/2014 9:24 pm filip, my wife took a look at the questionable paper again and by examining the back she was able to come to a couple of conclusions. The paper, while containing no Japanese script, is indeed Japanese. It appears to be some kind of pass or identification paper allowing a steward close access to the Japanese emperor. The red stamp has characters that translate to the word "examine". There is something else to add but because her English is limited, I'm not sure of the following: Either the Chinese script is old and not used anymore or the meaning of the script is old and only understood by scholars of history; the language is esoteric. Edited by ichirensha 02/05/2014 9:27 pm Report this Post to the Staff
manymore Valued Member United States 347 Posts	Posted 02/05/2014 11:15 pm Based on my knowledge of Chinese, I believe the item in question can be understood as follows. The side with the red seal has the characters å®«å†.çœ which refers to the "Ministry of the Imperial Household" in Japan. The characters on the other side are è§‚è‹'ä¹‹è¯ which I would translate as "permit to view the court gardens". I believe the item is an admission ticket to the gardens of the imperial court, quite possibly in Kyoto. Gary Report this Post to the Staff
filip Valued Member Croatia (Locally: Hrvatska) 100 Posts	Posted 02/06/2014 06:42 am ichirensha and manymore; thank you very, very much for these great answers. I am now sure that this is not any kind of money, but, i, will have some material to investigate in further :) thanks a lot again! Report this Post to the Staff
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