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 Posted 04/28/2025  12:05 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Ray159 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Recently got this from my granddad who got it from his time served in vietnam. It doesn't appear to be super old it has good weight to it and it's about an 1/8" thick. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

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 Posted 04/28/2025  12:36 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Keith67 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Looks like a Brothel Token
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 Posted 04/28/2025  5:47 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Hondo Boguss to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I have seen these described variously as Chinese marriage charms, brothel tokens, and sex education coins.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_coin_charm
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 Posted 04/28/2025  7:34 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jdsstrat to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
According to the person who listed the coin on Numista, it's a Japanese Brothel Token, supposedly from WWII:

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/ex...a325500.html
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It's a Japanese Brothel Token from WWII

That seems to be conjecture on the part of the person who created that listing.

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Appears to be bronze. Supposedly from around WWII.
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 Posted 04/28/2025  9:19 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jdsstrat to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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That seems to be conjecture on the part of the person who created that listing


You're right. I have edited my post.
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 Posted 04/29/2025  04:21 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add weinidaxiong to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
#39118; wind #33457; flower #38634;snow #26376; moon It is mostly used to describe the meaning of pornography in Chinese
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