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New Member
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Found this coin in some of my Dad's stuff. He died years ago, but was in Japan during World War II. I didn't know if this was a coin or what. Any help would be great! Thanks in Advance. Mark Image:  coins.jpg40.83 KB Edited by Sap
03/23/2008 04:20 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That is more than likely a charm, because it's not a coin. It's beautiful though, and definitely sentimental. Perhaps someone else can come along behind me and tell you a little more about it. :)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It looks alot like a Chinese Cash coin but I really don't know much about them.
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 Australia
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This one isn't a coin, rather a charm or amulet. "Right way up" for your pics are: left pic is upside down, the right pic should be rotated right (clockwise) 90 degrees.
I don't know Chinese, but I do know that once they're right way up, the character at the top is called "fu" in Chinese, and means luck or fortune. The same character presumably carries a similar meaning in Japanese and Vietnamese; this piece could have been made in any of those three places.
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
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Valued Member
United States
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Wife says it is a token they give for birthdays and the like.
A greeting, 1st pic characters say - "May your life be as long as the south mountain."
2nd pic wording - "May your wealth (not just money, but offspring, grandchildren, career, business, family, etc., not just money) be as big as the ocean."
Nice, huh? Helps having a Chinese speaking wife.
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Moderator
 United States
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Glad to know we have another resident translator amongst our midst.
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Valued Member
United States
157 Posts |
Your dad, did he ever go to China to fight with the Flying Tigers? If he did, I respect him very much, but I rspect him anyway for his participation in the Great War! It is a Chinese coin. Hope this helps. Wife says it could be a Japanese coin, because they too use the Chinese characters. She says it's possible. The characters are the same (sometimes), but the language is so different.
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Valued Member
United States
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Sorry for the confusion (japanese or Chinese coin). It is a token, and could be either. Probably is Japanese after all. Sorry. I'm just a in-between.
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Valued Member
United States
157 Posts |
Not me, my wife, graceoutcast. I can't translate anything. Nice to be here. It's fun learning about coins. Hope my comments help.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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It looks awfully modern though.
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Valued Member
United States
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chinese mad alot of that type of coins.i think its ring money.
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