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Zpops New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 12/11/2014 2:42 pm this is from the collection of someone long deceased. first thought was Chinese but I honestly have no clue. help is much appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

matttheriley Pillar of the Community United States 1512 Posts	Posted 12/11/2014 2:56 pm Hello! Definitely Chinese. Looking through Numista.com I don't see a match. I am interested to see what it is. Report this Post to the Staff
Altaira Pillar of the Community Canada 2519 Posts	Posted 12/11/2014 2:58 pm I think it's some kind of fantasy piece. I looks to be too big to be a circulating coin. Report this Post to the Staff
ace_ftw Pillar of the Community Canada 1747 Posts	Posted 12/11/2014 4:03 pm The design is Chinese, I believe I was told from early 1900's but as mentioned above, the real coin is much smaller than that one, it should be about the size of a usa half dollar (roughly) see my posting here https://goccf.com/t/179675 Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16826 Posts	Posted 12/11/2014 7:40 pm An interesting fantasy piece, to say the least. The top picture is actually based on the Japanese Meiji-era coinage - I can't read most of the characters but "Dai Ni Hon" - Great Japan - is clearly readable at 6 to 8 o'clock. The other side is definitely Chinese-Republic-derived in design, with the five-striped Nationalist flag and the nine-pointed-star war flag. Needless to say, there aren't going to be any official coins or medals with a Japanese coin design on one side and a Chinese one on the other. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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