I have my fingers and toes crossed hoping you got it right. The inscription reads yuan feng tong bao which was used on coins cast during the...
The coin is dated 2004 (Heisei 16 year). Gary
Everyone's suspicions are well-founded. The English side says it was made in "Hupeh Province" (Hubei). On the Chinese side, in the small circle...
Regarding the first "coin", the inscription on the reverse side offers congratulations to President Chiang Kai-shek on his birthday and wishes him...
Interesting that Krause says "circa 1920". I checked jianming qianbi cidian ("Concise Dictionary of Chinese Coins") which is a catalog published...
It is a "10 wen" coin from the Republic of China but the date does not seem correct. There is no date on the coin. However, the inscription...
2.. The coin needs to be rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise to be oriented correctly. This is a Chinese "one yuan" ("one dollar") silver coin...
Unfortunately, it is a fake. The "English" says it was made in Szechuen (Sichuan) Province while the "Chinese" says "Made in Fujian Province". Gary
The date is actually 1879. The inscription needs to be read in the opposite direction which would be "Meiji 12 year". Gary
Hi Joe, I apologize for not replying sooner but I don't often check for messages. I just now looked at your Chinese cash coin album. All the coins...
Just to add to Numismat's comments, the "Hu Peh Province" means the coin was minted in Hu Peh (Hubei) Province. However, the other side of the...
It's actually a Chinese medal as opposed to a coin. I'm not familiar with this piece but I can help translate. The inscription on the obverse...
For reference purposes, what is the diameter and weight? Gary
It's a "1 Mace 4.4 Candareens" (20 cents) silver coin minted in 1901 at the mint in Jiangnan (Kiang Nan) Province. The year is identified by the...
The "coin" with the Chinese characters could be either Chinese or Japanese. The translation is "Moon World" or "Lunar World". It is probably a...
t) Japan: 100 yen 1985 (Showa 60) 2) Japan: 1 sen 1922 (Taisho 11) 3) Japan: 5 yen 1949 (Showa 24) 4) Manchukuo: 5 li 1934 (Datong 3) 5)...
It's a modern reproduction of a Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty Chinese "cash" coin. The inscription kang xi tong bao was used on coins cast during the...
All your observations are correct. It is a poorly cast fake. Gary
This is a very rare "one tael" coin that was struck in 1903 as a "pattern" only. Authentic pieces have a diameter of 43.3 mm and a weight of 34.8...
I'm pretty sure these are not coins. The shape, proportions and round hole make me think they are what the Chinese call a bi (璧). The bi was...
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