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numismatist6 Valued Member United States 360 Posts	Posted 09/15/2011 12:07 pm Anyone have any idea what this is? It is shaped like the Japanese 19th century 100 Mon brass pieces. It is larger though and has diffent characters and images. It is 70.6mm high, 42.3mm wide, and 3.0mm thick. The reverse has a tortoise and snake with are Chinese and Japanese symbols for longevity (from what I read on the internet). There are also crossed swords and other imagery and characters. Thankis in advance. Phil Report this Post to the Staff

numismatist6 Valued Member United States 360 Posts	Posted 09/15/2011 2:03 pm BTW, it weighs 45.43 grams. Report this Post to the Staff
D Pillar of the Community Canada 899 Posts	Posted 09/15/2011 9:13 pm I do not know..but taking a guess it may be a temple token given like a souvenir. Report this Post to the Staff
goodwin Valued Member Japan 71 Posts	Posted 09/25/2011 6:12 pm the upper two characters on the left side read "tenpou" - it is a name for a period in Japanese history from 1830 to 1843 common currency were the so called "tenpou-tsuuhou": http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4...%9A%E5%AE%9D the one on the photo is the so called "esen" - "picture coin" produced by private manufactures as a toys / amulets Report this Post to the Staff
numismatist6 Valued Member United States 360 Posts	Posted 09/28/2011 9:54 pm Dom arigato / thank you Report this Post to the Staff
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