I have two silver bars that I'm not sure about. Can anyone read the signs? Can anyone tell me anything about these two? Thank you.
Take them to your neighborhood asian restaurant and have them translated, they would atleast be able to tell you what language it was. Looks like japanese to me tho. I had a bronze necklace medallion once that had similar writing on it and took to my local asian restaurant, they translated it no problem, told me basically it was good luck and they thought it was cool that I asked them for help.
LOL VK Where did you get them if you don't mind me asking? I think the're cool! You have had them tested?
look pretty cool. you can always wrap your fingers around them if you have to punch somebody out. from the shape of them maybe somebody did that.
Nope. The mark that looks like 日 is the only one that resembles a Japanese character, and I'm sure that's just a coincidence since it appears in conjunction with markings that are clearly not Japanese writing.
It is an Annamese (old name of Vietnam)silver banana bar ingot. The engraved Chinese characters means Ten Liang or ten Chinesr ounces (approx 37 grams to a Liang). The side stamps should be "trung binh" meaning middle scale (type of scale standard), and another should read "gung gahp" meaning govt standard, and on one end is "Kan Kan" meaning look/examined twice. However, this piece has pseudo Chinese characters so made early to mid 20th Century for opium trade. Should be high grade silver Since most were made from French trade dollars of 90% silver. Still, fakes abound. Should do a scratch/acid test at inconspicuous area like bottom at opposite end of inscription or at blank end. I'd say if real, at least 25% premium over spot for value.
