I'm not sure if this is the area to ask for info or not. If it's not, I apologize. With that said, I bring you to my question. I purchased a set, of what I thought were coins, recently translated them and I'm not sure if they are currency coins, because of the translation. The translation reads as such: (with photos) Tsuchi - soil, earth, ground Shu(u) - state, province Kan - Government Ken - Ticket Momo - hundred Take/Dake - Length, measure Now, I can also assume that they could by which use ticket, to express "note", and use measure to say "amount" I'm totally stumped on these things. I have researched and reearched to my wits end. If anyone has any info, or has seen something like this, any help would be appreciated. :high5:
I'm stumped. There is nothing remotely similar in the Japanese Numismatic Dealers Association catalog, which has page after page of pre-Meiji coins in round, rectangular, knife, spade and other shapes, including provincial issues. They are quite a bit larger than the shu and bu coins of the 19th Century, and none of those have the type of border design pictured. They are clearly cast, not struck, and the color is consistent with some of the low-grade silver used for minor coinage at times.
Yeah, they are definitely a mystery. I did however forget to mention that they are bronze. The photos above show both sides of one coin/medal.
