Need Help In Identifying Japanese Ephemera

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lloydr69 New Member United States 20 Posts	Posted 11/22/2020 1:13 pm Can anyone help in identifying this? All I know is that it is Japanese. I would like to know the date of issue and what it is (it does not appear to be a banknote). Report this Post to the Staff

Nells250 Pillar of the Community United States 781 Posts	Posted 11/22/2020 1:34 pm Just a stab in the dark........ money order? Report this Post to the Staff
lettow Pillar of the Community United States 742 Posts	Posted 11/22/2020 2:00 pm It is a lottery ticket from Taiwan. Report this Post to the Staff
Nells250 Pillar of the Community United States 781 Posts	Posted 11/22/2020 2:22 pm Well now, there ya' go!! Report this Post to the Staff
lloydr69 New Member United States 20 Posts	Posted 11/22/2020 3:50 pm In one post, this was identified as a Taiwan lottery ticket, however, from what I can determine, the text is in Japanese. If it was from Taiwan, I would expect the text to be in Chinese. Does anyone know what language the text is in and can translate enough of it for identification? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16808 Posts	Posted 11/22/2020 6:20 pm The script is "Traditional Chinese" script. While Japanese can be written using this script, where it is called "Kanji" (one of the three commonly used Japanese character sets), it is usually mixed in with the other two scripts (Katakana and Hiragana); when used exclusively (as it is on this item), then the item is most commonly from Taiwan or Hong Kong. In this case, it is from Taiwan. The first line in red at top left gives the date, using the Chinese Republican Calendar which is only now used on Taiwan: "5th day of the 9th month of the 67th Year of the Republic" - which would convert to AD 1978. 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
macmercury Pillar of the Community United States 5822 Posts	Posted 11/22/2020 6:42 pm Sap is right, the third line means it is distributed from the Bank of Taiwan. Report this Post to the Staff
lloydr69 New Member United States 20 Posts	Posted 11/22/2020 7:36 pm Many thanks to those who aided in identifying this item. I must admit that I knew some of the text was in Kanji but jumped to the "Japanese" conclusion. I also appreciate the translation of the date. I spent a lot of time online trying to find any information about it and could not come up with anything (which may be because I didn't actually know what I was looking for - LOL!). Report this Post to the Staff
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