Anyone Able To Identify This Japanese Looking Medal

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BigSilver Pillar of the Community United States 2843 Posts	Posted 01/30/2019 12:04 pm I believe that the Japanese text above the building says "Tokyo". Has anyone seen Silver F. before? What could that mean? Report this Post to the Staff

chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 01/30/2019 1:22 pm Did some searching. Always up for a challenge. Only thing I've discovered so far is that the archway image is called a Torii. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torii The hunt continues. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
jensule New Member United States 20 Posts	Posted 01/30/2019 3:54 pm It is a torii gate. These gates markes the border between the profane and the sacred. As to what the markings of characters says you could ask any one who knows that symboloc language Report this Post to the Staff
srcliff Valued Member United States 453 Posts	Posted 01/30/2019 4:52 pm Funny that the mark on the back is in English. Makes me think it was meant to be a souvenir. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34396 Posts	Posted 01/30/2019 5:40 pm Continuing on with the made-for-tourists riff, I wonder if SILVER.F means that it looks like silver but actually isn't since a different word was used (the designer was intending to deceive people). "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
RLS0812 Valued Member United States 131 Posts	Posted 02/02/2019 01:58 am "i - Ki Yo - E I ( ) E i" "expression (emphasizing) surprise (emphases) "yelling (under stress)" "yelling (under stress)" Basically the translation is "yelling in surprise". Hope that confuses you :) Edited by RLS0812 02/02/2019 02:00 am Report this Post to the Staff
srcliff Valued Member United States 453 Posts	Posted 02/03/2019 10:08 am Makes about as much sense as the translation of an American meat-head's "Asian" tattoos! Report this Post to the Staff
RLS0812 Valued Member United States 131 Posts	Posted 02/04/2019 10:45 pm The characters appear to be Katakana , though I do not think there is any actual meaning. Someone who is better at interpreting Japanese please correct me if I am incorrect. Report this Post to the Staff
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