Help with older Chinese/Japanese coin

Discussion in 'World Coins' started by Hiddendragon, Feb 12, 2026 at 3:37 PM.

  1. Hiddendragon

    Hiddendragon World coin collector

    I did a Google image search and it says Kaiyuan Tongbao, but that doesn't seem to match visually. I found this eBay listing that looks like mine. It says Yuan Feng tong bao, but when I look that up I don't see a match for mine. I also found a Japanese 1 mon that looks similar but the production methods look more modern. Does anyone know what this is? japan 1 mon.jpg
     
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  3. Mr. Numismatist

    Mr. Numismatist Strawberry Token Enthusiast

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  4. Hiddendragon

    Hiddendragon World coin collector

    Looks like you're right. So since it's the Japanese one, what do you call it as far as denomination? Is it still tong bao?
     
  5. Mr. Numismatist

    Mr. Numismatist Strawberry Token Enthusiast

    I think Tong Bao just means circulating money.
     
  6. TheGame

    TheGame Well-Known Member

    通寶 is read tsūhō in Japanese. Here's the Numista page for your coin.
     
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